Septic arthritis

Septic Arthritis
(Bacterial Arthritis; Infectious Arthritis; Pyogenic Arthritis)
by Sid Kirchheimer ...

What is Septic Arthritis?
Infective arthritis may represent a direct invasion of joint space by a variety of microorganisms, including a variety of bacteria, viruses, mycobacteria, and fungi.

What is septic arthritis?
Septic, or infectious, arthritis is infection of one or more joints by microorganisms. Normally, the joint is lubricated with a small amount of fluid that is referred to as synovial fluid or joint fluid.

How is septic arthritis diagnosed?
Prompt diagnosis of septic arthritis is necessary to prevent permanent damage to the joint.

Incidence of septic arthritis is 6 to 10 cases per 100,000 population; following joint replacement surgery, incidence increases to 30 to 70 per 100,000 (Marquez).

Lyme disease, septic arthritis, bacterial endocarditis, mycobacterial and fungal arthritis, viral arthritis
Postinfectious or Reactive Arthritis ...

Bacterial arthritis (Septic arthritis)
Bacterial diarrhea (Campylobacter enteritis)
Bacterial gastroenteritis
Bacterial keratitis (Corneal ulcers and infections)
Bacterial labyrinthitis (Labyrinthitis)
Bacterial liver abscess (Pyogenic liver abscess) ...

infections of the joint, sometimes called septic arthritis. Infections usually spread to the joint from other areas of the body. Neisseria gonorrhoeae\ bacteria. The infection is usually acquired through sexual contact.

Infected Elbow Joint (Septic Arthritis)
Infection of the elbow joint with bacteria (septic arthritis) is uncommon.

If a fever is present, septic arthritis or an infection of the hip joint may be present. This may be due to a virus or bacteria. Symptoms include fever, pain, limping, and sometimes refusal to walk.

Of these, about 5 to 10% develop focal bacterial infections (eg, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, meningitis) or sepsis (see Sepsis and Septic Shock and see Infections in Neonates: Neonatal Sepsis), ...

Management of septic arthritis: a systematic review. Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 66:440.
Tarkowski A. Infection and musculoskeletal conditions: Infectious arthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2006; 20:1029.
Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S.

Sometimes toxic synovitis is confused with septic arthritis, or infectious arthritis, a more serious condition caused by a bacterial infection that invades the joints and can cause long-term joint damage.

Unlike other kinds of arthritis (such as septic arthritis, which is caused by infection), JIA has no known cause -- this is what “idiopathic' means.

Some of the most serious infections, such as meningitis and septic arthritis, are addressed in other chapters. Although not as immediately life or limb threatening, urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be responsible for irritability in infants.

Definition Infectious arthritis, which is sometimes called septic arthritis or pyogenic arthritis, is a serious infection of the joints characterized by pain, fever, occasional chills, inflammation and swelling in one or more joints, ...

Joint pain can also be due to traumatic injuries (dislocations), infections (septic arthritis or rheumatic fever), autoimmune diseases (Sjogren’s syndrome), chronic degenerative conditions (arthritis), or malignancy (cancer).

The Arthritices such as Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Septic arthritis
Tendonitis
Bursitis
Chondromalacia patellae
Osteoporosis
Osteomyelitis
Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus ...

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Like osteomyelitis, treatment of septic arthritis often requires antibiotics and prompt surgical drainage.
Your doctor may repeatedly aspirate the joint or use other techniques that cut into bone to remove inflammatory cells.

But a hyperextended knee may also lead to a partial or complete ligament tear, especially in your ACL.
Septic arthritis. Sometimes your knee joint can become infected, leading to swelling, pain and redness.

Arthritis (Septic arthritis, Reactive arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Felty's syndrome, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Still's disease) - crystal (Gout, Chondrocalcinosis) - Osteoarthritis (Heberden's node, Bouchard's nodes) ...

Note: the triggering infection is not within the joint itself. An infection within a joint is different and is called septic arthritis (see separate leaflet called Septic Arthritis for more details).
Who gets reactive arthritis?

Pain can occur with signs of infection in a joint (septic arthritis Opens New Window), bursa (septic bursitis Opens New Window), or bone (osteomyelitis Opens New Window).

Inflammatory disorders such as septic arthritis
Injury
Metabolic conditions, such as acromegaly
Problems with anatomy (for example, being bow-legged) ...

Arthritic diseases include rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, which are autoimmune diseases; septic arthritis, caused by joint infection; and the more common osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease.

Atypical mycobacteria can cause a wide variety of infections such as abscesses, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis (bone infection). They can also infect the lungs, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract, skin, and soft tissues.

Stickler Syndrome, type III ... arthritis
Streptococcal Infections ... arthritis, strep throat, septic arthritis, septic arthritis
Stress incontinence ... Pain during intercourse
Stroke ... pain
Syringomyelia ... chronic pain ...

osteomyelitis: infection of the bone
septic arthritis: infection of a joint
pneumonia: infection of the lungs
meningitis: infection of the meninges, which are the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord ...

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes meningitis and other severe infections (e.g., pneumonia, bacteremia, septic arthritis, and epiglottitis) primarily among infants and children <5 years of age.

Other causes include Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), stress fracture, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, osteoid osteoma.

Local spread of the infection can cause osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, cellulitis, or lymphangitis.

Ashrani AA, Key NS, Soucie JM,Duffy N, Forsyth A, Geraghty S and the Universal Data Collection Project Investigators. Septic arthritis in males with haemophilia. Haemophilia 2008; 14:494-503.

Meaning: Ankylosis, Bone Osteoporosis, Cartilage Destruction, Deformity Of Joints, Erosions, Swelling Of Soft Tissues [x-ray Features Of Septic Arthritis]
Other abbreviations from this category
Abbreviations ...

Chronic gouty arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Septic arthritis ...

common types of pediatric arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, including Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Fibromyalgia, Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatic Fever, Scleroderma, Septic Arthritis, ...

phase, injuries, laceration, mechanical debridement, microvascular, minor injuries, myonecrosis, necrotizing fasciitis, pressure ulcers/wound care, proliferative phase, puncture wound, remodeling phase, scrapes, scratches, sepsis, septic arthritis, ...

Outcomes Assessments, Patient, Vertigo, Brainstem, Warfarin Potassium, Photoreceptors, Cone, Polyneuropathy, Motor, Pump, Implantable Peristaltic, Behavior Modifications, Body Fluid Compartment, Randomized Controlled Trial (PT), Septic Arthritis, ...

See also: Arthritis, Symptom, Rheum, Infections, Fever