Bilateral septic knee arthritis after treatment of an ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate

KARAASLAN F., MERMERKAYA M. U., YURDAKUL E., ŞİMŞEK TANIN Ö., VATANSEVER Ç.

International Medical Case Reports Journal, vol.8, pp.33-35, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Case Report
  • Volume: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.2147/imcrj.s76249
  • Journal Name: International Medical Case Reports Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-35
  • Keywords: bilateral septic arthritis, methotrexate, ectopic pregnancy, immunsupression
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We describe a case of bilateral septic knee arthritis that followed the administration of methotrexate for nonsurgical termination of an ectopic pregnancy. We believe that methotrexate is a relatively effective alternative to surgery in patients with early unruptured tubal pregnancies, but suggest that it be used with caution in view of possible septic events.