TY - JOUR
T1 - Onset of Berger disease after Staphylococcus aureus infection
T2 - septic arthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
AU - Pola, Enrico
AU - Logroscino, Giandomenico
AU - De Santis, Vincenzo
AU - Canducci, Filippo
AU - Delcogliano, Antonio
AU - Gasbarrini, Antonio
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Septic arthritis is rare in patients undergoing knee arthroscopic surgery. If the infection is due to Staphylococcus aureus, patients might experience fever, severe clinical syndromes, and extra-articular manifestations, including vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. We describe a case of onset of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (Berger disease) after S aureus septic arthritis complicating an anterior cruciate ligament surgical reconstruction. The patient had no previous history of renal disease, and renal function returned to normal after resolution of the knee infection. S aureus infection has been associated with several glomerular diseases, but this is the first report of the infection causing immunoglobulin A nephropathy. In addition, this is the first description of Berger disease after arthroscopic treatment, providing evidence that this disease might complicate the clinical course of orthopedic surgery.
AB - Septic arthritis is rare in patients undergoing knee arthroscopic surgery. If the infection is due to Staphylococcus aureus, patients might experience fever, severe clinical syndromes, and extra-articular manifestations, including vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. We describe a case of onset of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (Berger disease) after S aureus septic arthritis complicating an anterior cruciate ligament surgical reconstruction. The patient had no previous history of renal disease, and renal function returned to normal after resolution of the knee infection. S aureus infection has been associated with several glomerular diseases, but this is the first report of the infection causing immunoglobulin A nephropathy. In addition, this is the first description of Berger disease after arthroscopic treatment, providing evidence that this disease might complicate the clinical course of orthopedic surgery.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17344382718&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=17344382718&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 12671604
VL - 19
JO - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
SN - 0749-8063
IS - 4
ER -