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SUBMITTER: Harper KD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588817 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Arthroplasty today 20190522 2
Though 2-stage revision is considered the gold standard in North America for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection, complications can be associated with use of antibiotic-impregnated spacers. We present a unique case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome in a patient with retained antibiotic-impregnated spacer placed for the treatment of a periprosthetic joint infection. Although drug reactions in general are common, severe drug reactions like the one described ...[more]