Septic arthritis in children can be difficult to diagnose and may be associated with severe morbidity. A majority of apparent septic arthritis cases may have negative culture, thereby creating a dilemma regarding treatment. The medical charts of 209 children with the diagnosis of septic arthritis were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate the differences between culture-negative (n = 64) and cul...

In modern conditions, the problem of bacterial arthritis (BA) is very relevant. The leading etiological agent BA Staphylococcus aureus . frequency deaths in has not changed significantly over past 25 years and 5-15%. article highlights current data on etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis BA. Indications for open surgical drainage an infected joint are presented. main schemes empi...

Arthritis may be the first clinical manifestation of primary hypogammaglobulinaemia. In 16 years of 281 patients who had immunodeficiency, 30 had arthritis at presentation. It was more common in Bruton's disease (15 (22%) of 69 patients) than in other forms of immunodeficiency (15 (7%) of 212 patients). Non-septic arthritis was more prevalent than septic arthritis, particularly monoarticular ar...

Septic arthritis is a medical emergency that may be associated with significant mortality (10-15%) and morbidity (25-50%), in case of delayed management. When septic arthritis is suspected, arthrocentesis and culture of the synovial fluid are the gold standard. The absence of fever, rigors, leukocytosis or elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate does not exclude the diagnosis of septic arthriti...

Tuberculous arthritis of the elbow joint is rare. A 57-year-old male patient presented with swelling, pain, and redness of the elbow. The symptoms first appeared one month ago; he was given antibiotic treatment after the diagnosis of septic arthritis at another center. The patient who did not improve with treatment was diagnosed with tuberculous arthritis according to the culture and was starte...

Sacroiliac joint septic arthritis is a rare disease entity representing 1-2% of all cases of septic arthritis. Establishment of the diagnosis is often challenging given the non-specific presenting features and the potential cross-over with other pathologies. We report the case of a 50 year old gentleman who suffers with psoriasis and presented with sacroiliac joint septic arthritis complicated ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of developing joint infections than any other group of patients. Diagnosis is often delayed because of the difficulties in distinguishing between a flare-up and a septic affection of the joint. A case of septic arthritis with multiple joint involvement and lethal outcome despite extensive antibiotic treatment and successive surgical procedu...

series, Staphylococcus aureus was the primary cause of bacterial arthritis in 40% of cases from England and Wales, 56% of cases from France, and 37% of cases from tropical Australia (panel 1). S aureus cause 80% of joint infections in patients with concurrent rheumatoid arthritis and in those with diabetes. This microbe is also the primary pathogen in hip infections and in polyarticular septic ...