Streptococcus gallolyticus prosthetic joint infection associated with undiagnosed colonic malignancy
- Resource Type
- Brief Communication
- Authors
- Liddle, Alexander D.; Abram, Simon; Iyer, Shabnam; Andrade, Antonio J. M. D.
- Source
- Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. June 2012 20(6):1069-1070
- Subject
- Prosthetic joint infection
Arthroplasty
Carcinoma
Streptococcus gallolyticus
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
1433-7347
Streptococcus gallolyticus is a group D streptococcus which was previously classified as part of the S. bovis/S. equinus complex. It is a rare pathogen in prosthetic joint infection but has been demonstrated to have a strong association with colorectal carcinoma. In this case, a patient with no symptomatology suggestive of colorectal carcinoma presented with a S. gallolyticus prosthetic joint infection. Awareness of the association prompted investigation and subsequent diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma which was successfully treated prior to two-stage revision knee replacement.Level of evidence V.