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Rajesh Malhotra1, Deepak Gautam1, Naman Wahal1
1Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Biological therapy with TNF-α inhibitors have been increasingly used in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis. Systemic tuberculosis infections are often known to occur following treatment with these biological agents. However, no case of periprosthetic tuberculous infection of the hip following this therapy has been reported. We report a case of a 45-year-old man who developed periprosthetic tuberculous infection soon after infliximab injection. We also discuss the need of pretreatment awareness, high index of suspicion, early diagnosis and management of such case.
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