Polyarticular septic arthritis

Septic arthritis is an uncommon but potentially fatal emergency that can lead to poor functional outcomes of the affected joints. The fact that it can be polyarticular in presentation is insufficiently recognised. The case of a patient initially thought to have reactive arthritis who in fact had pol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2006-11, Vol.333 (7578), p.1107-1108
Hauptverfasser:	Christodoulou, C, Gordon, P, Coakley, G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arthritis Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology Bacteria Biological and medical sciences Case studies Diagnosis Diseases of the osteoarticular system General aspects Humans Infections Knee Joint Male Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases Practice Sepsis - diagnosis Septic arthritis Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis Treatment Wrist Joint
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Zusammenfassung:	Septic arthritis is an uncommon but potentially fatal emergency that can lead to poor functional outcomes of the affected joints. The fact that it can be polyarticular in presentation is insufficiently recognised. The case of a patient initially thought to have reactive arthritis who in fact had polyarticular septic arthritis is discussed.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 0959-535X 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.39020.401331.68