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KMID : 0361620090440010130
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2009 Volume.44 No. 1 p.130 ~ p.135
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Septic Arthritis of the Hip Caused by Brucella abortus - A Case Report -
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Hwang Chung-Soo
Chung Phil-Hyun
Kang Suk
Kim Jong-Pil
Kim Young-Sung
Kim Soo-Ma
Ha Gyoung-Yim
Choi Young-Sil
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Abstract
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Brucellosis is a glbally distributed zoonotic infection of the Brucella genus that can involve multiple tissue and organ. In Korea, Brucellosis is caused mainly by B. abortus. but there is no reported case of pyogenic hip joint infection due to Brucella infection in Korea. The authors report a rare case of B. abortus infection in a 40-year-old male cattle breeder male who presented with septic arthritis of the hip joint as the first clinical manifestation.
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KEYWORD
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Hip joint, Septic arthritis, Brucellosis
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