FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ARTZ DISPO

MDR report key: 1579933 · Received January 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
9612392-2010-00001
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 14, 2010
Date of Event
November 7, 2009
Report Date
January 14, 2010
Manufacturer
SEIKAGAKU CORP
Product Code
MOZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING THIS CASE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADVERSE EVENT: PYOGENIC ARTHRITIS: IN 2009- A FEMALE PT STARTED ARTZ DISPO INJECTION INTO THE KNEE FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS. EIGHT MONTHS LATER - SHE RECEIVED ARTZ DISPO INJECTION. THREE DAYS LATER - SHE COMPLAINED OF KNEE PAIN WORSENED. SHE RECEIVED 1% XYLOCAINE 10 ML INTO THE KNEE, AND LOXOPROFEN FOR PAIN. TWO DAYS LATER - SHE COMPLAINED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO WALK DUE TO KNEE PAIN. SHE RECEIVED 1% XYLOCAINE 10 ML. THE FOLLOWING DAY - SHE UNDERWENT ASPIRATION OF 47 ML CLOUDY FLUID, IN WHICH IT WAS REVEALED GRAM-POSITIVE COCCUS LATER. SHE RECEIVED 1% XYLOCAINE 5 ML AND TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 40 MG INTO THE KNEE. THE FOLLOWING DAY - GENERALIZED ITCHY WHEALS OCCURRED. SHE STARTED DICLOFENAC SUPPOSITORY FOR PAIN. THE NEXT DAY - THE RASH WAS IMPROVED. THE FOLLOWING DAY - SHE RECEIVED 1% XYLOCAINE 10 ML. TWO DAYS LATER - SHE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENTLY BECAUSE, HER GENERAL CONDITION WAS WORSENED. HER CONDITION WAS DIAGNOSED AS COMPLICATED DIC WITH SEPTIC SHOCK CAUSED BY PYOGENIC ARTHRITIS. THE FOLLOWING MONTH - SHE DIED. THE PHYSICIAN CONSIDERED THE EVENT RELATED TO ARTZ DISPO INJECTION. THE PHYSICIAN'S COMMENT IS AS FOLLOWS; IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE INJECTION OF THREE DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT, CAUSED GRAM-POSITIVE COCCAL INFECTION IN THE JOINT. THE PATH FOR TRANSMITTING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER INFECTION FROM THE INJECTION SITE OR CONTAMINATION IN THE INJECTION SOLUTION OR HEMATOGENOUSLY-DISSEMINATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ARTZ DISPO SODIUM HYALURONATE MOZ SEIKAGAKU CORP NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Death HYPEN (ETODOLAC - PO - 400MG -| GASLON N,OD (IRSOGLADINE MALEATE) - PO - UNK