[Hip prosthesis and post-abortion streptococcal infection in lupus]. / Protheses de hanche et infection streptococcique post-abortum au cours d'une maladie lupique.

PIP: The authors report on a case of hip osteonecrosis caused by lupus which necessitated a complete hip prosthesis. 3 years after the intervention, on the occasion of an induced abortion done without preventive antibiotic therapy, a severe infection of the prosthesis was noted, complicated by streptococcal bacteriosis. Being that lupus is very sensitive to all forms of infection, it is important to take all possible precautions to avoid secondary infections, which are common among people who wear prostheses, and which usually develop years after initial surgery.^ieng