Knee Septic arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in a patient with hemophylia A

Authors

  • Adriana Montoya-Reátegui Hospital Cayetano Heredia. Piura, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-9201
  • Elvis Lozada Morales Universidad Nacional de Piura. Piura, Peru
  • Franco Ernesto León-Jiménez Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Vicerrectorado de Investigación. Lima, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9418-3236

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v84i1.23982

Keywords:

Arthritis, Infectious, Serratia marcescens, Hemophilia A

Abstract

We present the case of a 24-year-old male patient with hemophilia A of 14 years of evolution. The patient presented recurrent hemarthrosis in the right knee, who developed septic arthritis in knee due to Serratia marcescens with a satisfactory response to intra-articular lavage with saline solution and 28 days of treatment whith carbapenems. In patients with septic arthritis, previous hemarthrosis and multiple hospital admissions, the presence of this germ should be suspected. The treatment is surgical and with broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Author Biographies

  • Adriana Montoya-Reátegui, Hospital Cayetano Heredia. Piura, Peru

    Médica infectóloga.

  • Elvis Lozada Morales, Universidad Nacional de Piura. Piura, Peru

    Estudiante de medicina humana.

  • Franco Ernesto León-Jiménez, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Vicerrectorado de Investigación. Lima, Peru

    Magíster en epidemiología clínica.

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Published

2023-02-03

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Reporte de Casos

How to Cite

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Montoya-Reátegui A, Lozada Morales E, León-Jiménez FE. Knee Septic arthritis due to Serratia marcescens in a patient with hemophylia A. An Fac med [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 3 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];84(1):101-4. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/23982