Aspergillus Septic Arthritis of the Hip in an Immunocompetent Middle-aged Female with Undiagnosed Recurrent Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Pil Whan Yoon; Joo Ho Song; Kang Sup Yoon; Jae Suk Chang; Hee Joong Kim; Kee Hyung Rhyu

doi:10.5371/hp.2015.27.3.196

Aspergillus Septic Arthritis of the Hip in an Immunocompetent Middle-aged Female with Undiagnosed Recurrent Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Hip Pelvis. 2015 Sep;27(3):196-200. doi: 10.5371/hp.2015.27.3.196. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Authors

Pil Whan Yoon¹, Joo Ho Song¹, Kang Sup Yoon², Jae Suk Chang¹, Hee Joong Kim³, Kee Hyung Rhyu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We present a case of Aspergillus septic hip arthritis in an immunocompetent patient with undiagnosed recurrent pulmonary aspergillosis who underwent arthroscopic surgery. Biopsy specimens of synovium revealed fungal hyphae, confirming Aspergillus infection. Aspergillus septic hip arthritis can occur in immunocompetent patients, and arthroscopy can be a noninvasive surgical option in these cases.

Keywords: Arthritis; Arthroscopy; Aspergillus; Hip; Infectious.

Publication types

Case Reports