Total hip replacement infected with <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>complicated by Addison disease and psoas muscle abscess: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Prosthetic joint infection due to <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>is occasionally encountered in clinical practice. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a prosthetic joint infection due to <i...

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Main Authors: De Nardo Pasquale, Corpolongo Angela, Conte Aristide, Gentilotti Elisa, Narciso Pasquale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/3