Polyarticular septic arthritis in an immunocompetent patient
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Polyarticular septic arthritis in an immunocompetent patient
Septic arthritis is an uncommon condition with an incidence of 2-3/100,000. It is clinically notable, however, as it is a rapidly destructive joint disease with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Polyarticular septic arthritis has an estimated incidence of 15% of all cases of infectious arthritis. We report a case of polyarticular septic arthritis with involvement of bilateral shou...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588413x13511609955292