Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1933;15:506-508.
© 1933 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN THE HIP CAUSED BY BRUCELLA MELITENSIS
Report of Case
ARCH F. O'DONOGHUE M.D., F.A.C.S.
A case of septic arthritis in the hip, caused by the Brucella melitensis and resulting in a solid ankylosis of the hip, is reported.
Malta fever joint infections must be added to the lesions calling for differential diagnosis of acute and subacute joint conditions.