Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Can Masquerade As Acute Postoperative Periprosthetic Joint Infection
CUREUS(2020)
Abstract
Fever etiology during the first postoperative days following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may be challenging to solve. Early periprosthetic joint infection is the main reason; however, other equally important causes must be excluded such as thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis, and chest or urinary tract infections. We report the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian female patient presented with high fever reaching 39 degrees C, fatigue, and myalgia lasting for a week after a fully cemented primary TKA. Symptoms were falsely attributed to the surgical procedure, leading to erroneous early management and a complicated postoperative course. In the era of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARs-CoV-2) pandemic, a high index of suspicion for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms and viral chest infection must be raised, primarily in vulnerable patients.
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coronavirus disease,covid-19,sars-cov-2,infection,postoperative joint infection,total knee arthroplasty,tka,pneumonia,chest infection,virus
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