Acinetobacter infection developed after lech therapy in a patient with gonarthrosis: A case report
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2013
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Osteoartirit yaşlı hastalarda ağrı ve fonksiyon kaybının baslıca nedenidir. Ağrıyı kontrol etmek ve hastalığın ilerlemesini engellemeye yönelik değişik tedavi seçenekleri mevcuttur. Ülkemizde bu tedavilerden fayda göremeyen veya bu tedavilere ulaşamayan bazı hastalar yaygın olarak romatizmal hastalıklara iyi geldiğine inanılan sülük tedavisine başvurabilmektedir. Bu yazıda 68 yaşında yaklaşık 15 yıldır osteoartrit tanısıyla medikal tedavi ve fizik tedavi gören bir olgu sunulmaktadır. Yakınmaları gerilemediği için 6 yıldır her iki dizindeki ağrılarına yönelik sülük tedavisi uygulamaya başlayan olguda; yine bir sülük tedavisi sonrası Acinetobacter spp. ye bağlı şiddetli cilt infeksiyonu gelişmiştir. Bu araştırmacıların bilgisi dahilinde hirudotherapy sonrası Acinetobacter ile gelişen ilk infeksiyon vakasıdır.
Osteoarthritis is the main cause of pain and loss of function in elderly patients. Various treatments are available to control pain and to prevent progression of the disease. In our country, some patients who do not benefit from these therapies or cannot access certain treatments readily undergo hirudotherapy (leech therapy), which is regarded to be beneficial in rheumatic diseases. In this case report, 68-year-old woman who had been receiving medical treatments and physical therapy for osteoarthritis for 15 years was presented.. She had been undergoing hirudotherapy for 6 years due to intractable pain in both knees. Following hirudotherapy, she developed a severe skin infection due to Acinetobacter sp. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first case of infection with Acinetobacter following hirudotherapy.
Osteoarthritis is the main cause of pain and loss of function in elderly patients. Various treatments are available to control pain and to prevent progression of the disease. In our country, some patients who do not benefit from these therapies or cannot access certain treatments readily undergo hirudotherapy (leech therapy), which is regarded to be beneficial in rheumatic diseases. In this case report, 68-year-old woman who had been receiving medical treatments and physical therapy for osteoarthritis for 15 years was presented.. She had been undergoing hirudotherapy for 6 years due to intractable pain in both knees. Following hirudotherapy, she developed a severe skin infection due to Acinetobacter sp. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first case of infection with Acinetobacter following hirudotherapy.
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Cerrahi
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Türk Geriatri Dergisi
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