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Non-gonococcal (septic) bacterial arthritis

Alternative Names

Bacterial arthritis; Septic arthritis


Symptoms

NEWBORN OR INFANT

  • voluntary immobility of the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
  • cries when infected joint is moved (example: diaper change causes crying if hip infected)
  • irritability
  • fever
  • intense joint pain
  • joint swelling
  • joint, redness
  • voluntary immobility of the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
  • low-grade fever
  • chills

Signs and tests
  • synovial fluid analysis or culture of joint fluid
  • blood culture
  • X-ray of affected joint


Review Date: 04/20/2005
Reviewed By: Stanford Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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