[Aspergillar prosthetic hip infection with false aneurysm of the common femoral artery and cup migration into the pelvis]

Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2006 Oct;92(6):606-9. doi: 10.1016/s0035-1040(06)75920-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus infection of a total hip arthroplasty. This rare infection was demonstrated at surgical revision of a loosened prosthesis with migration of the cup into the pelvis associated with a false aneurysm of the femoral artery. A vascular time was required before the orthopedic revision. This case illustrates the importance of the preoperative work-up in the event of cup migration. The double approach was required in our patient to control and repair the vascular structures. The difficult treatment of Aspergillus fumigatus is also discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aspergillosis / etiology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus*
  • Femoral Artery*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Hip Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pelvis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*