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

KARAASLAN, FATİH; MERMERKAYA, MUSA; YURDAKUL, EMRE; ŞİMŞEK TANIN, ÖZLEM; VATANSEVER, ÇİĞDEM

doi:10.2147/imcrj.s76249

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, cilt.8, ss.33-35, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
Cilt numarası: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.2147/imcrj.s76249
Dergi Adı: International Medical Case Reports Journal
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-35
Anahtar Kelimeler: bilateral septic arthritis, methotrexate, ectopic pregnancy, immunsupression
Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.