Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)

Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are a rare class of benign proliferative tumors that are classified according to their presentation: localized-type (L-TGCT) or diffuse-type (D-TGCT). TGCT is synonymous with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). We describe the unique case of a 56-year-old o...

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Main Authors: J. Hunter Marshall, John G. Skedros, Chris F. Campana, Allan M. Seibert
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5523212
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description Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are a rare class of benign proliferative tumors that are classified according to their presentation: localized-type (L-TGCT) or diffuse-type (D-TGCT). TGCT is synonymous with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). We describe the unique case of a 56-year-old obese male with type 2 diabetes who had polymicrobial septic arthritis of his left knee joint with concurrent D-TGCT in the same knee. While on a vacation, he noticed spontaneous left knee pain and swelling with an acute onset of fever. He was diagnosed with septic arthritis that was attributed to hematogenous spread from a leg laceration. The septic arthritis was treated with arthroscopic lavage and debridement, including simultaneous excision of the D-TGCT lesions, followed by intravenous ceftriaxone. Cultures of the synovial tissue that were obtained during arthroscopy grew Klebsiella oxytoca and beta-hemolytic (group B) Streptococcus agalactiae. We were not able to find another reported case of any joint with (1) a polymicrobial bacterial infection that included Klebsiella oxytoca and (2) concurrent bacterial septic arthritis and TGCT.
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spelling doaj-art-e189ec2873d74f509ad6e41adccb3bda2025-08-20T03:20:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55232125523212Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)J. Hunter Marshall0John G. Skedros1Chris F. Campana2Allan M. Seibert3Utah Orthopaedic Specialists and LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USAUtah Orthopaedic Specialists and LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, USAIntermountain Healthcare Department of Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USAUniversity of Utah Division of Infectious Diseases and Intermountain Healthcare Division of Infectious Diseases, Salt Lake City, UT, USATenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are a rare class of benign proliferative tumors that are classified according to their presentation: localized-type (L-TGCT) or diffuse-type (D-TGCT). TGCT is synonymous with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). We describe the unique case of a 56-year-old obese male with type 2 diabetes who had polymicrobial septic arthritis of his left knee joint with concurrent D-TGCT in the same knee. While on a vacation, he noticed spontaneous left knee pain and swelling with an acute onset of fever. He was diagnosed with septic arthritis that was attributed to hematogenous spread from a leg laceration. The septic arthritis was treated with arthroscopic lavage and debridement, including simultaneous excision of the D-TGCT lesions, followed by intravenous ceftriaxone. Cultures of the synovial tissue that were obtained during arthroscopy grew Klebsiella oxytoca and beta-hemolytic (group B) Streptococcus agalactiae. We were not able to find another reported case of any joint with (1) a polymicrobial bacterial infection that included Klebsiella oxytoca and (2) concurrent bacterial septic arthritis and TGCT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5523212
spellingShingle J. Hunter Marshall
John G. Skedros
Chris F. Campana
Allan M. Seibert
Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
title Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)
title_full Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)
title_fullStr Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)
title_full_unstemmed Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)
title_short Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor of the Knee with Concurrent Polymicrobial Infection (Klebsiella oxytoca and Group B Streptococcus)
title_sort diffuse type tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the knee with concurrent polymicrobial infection klebsiella oxytoca and group b streptococcus
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5523212
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