Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment

James Satalich; Julie Reznicek; Alexandra Bryson; Prayag Pershad; Nicholas Hooper; Jibanananda Satpathy

doi:10.1155/2022/8998996

Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient from Trinidad: Workup, Pathology, and Treatment

Case Rep Orthop. 2022 Aug 5:2022:8998996. doi: 10.1155/2022/8998996. eCollection 2022.

Authors

James Satalich¹, Julie Reznicek², Alexandra Bryson¹, Prayag Pershad³, Nicholas Hooper³, Jibanananda Satpathy¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital System, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital System, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA.
³ Medical School, Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital System, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA.

Abstract

Histoplasma capsulatum is a rarely reported cause of prosthetic joint infections. This current case report is of a patient from Trinidad, with a history of a right total knee replacement (TKR), who underwent a successful two-stage revision due to a Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This case report offers a unique treatment plan to successfully treat Histoplasmosis capsulatum periprosthetic joint infections and emphasizes the importance of obtaining an accurate travel history.

Publication types

Case Reports