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Title: | Septic arthritis complicating hip osteoarthritis. |
Author: | Nolla Solé, Joan Miquel Mateo Soria, Lourdes Rozadilla Sacanell, Antoni Blanco, Jordi del |
Keywords: | Artritis Artrosi Septicèmia Articulació coxofemoral Arthritis Osteoarthritis Septicemia Hip joint |
Issue Date: | 1992 |
Publisher: | BMJ Group |
Abstract: | Four patients with osteoarthritis of the hip, who developed septic arthritis of the affected joint, are reported. The septic arthritis developed insidiously and was diagnosed with difficulty. One patient died, two required subsequent joint excision, and one arthrodesis despite antibiotics. The presence of a recognised predisposing factor to septic arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis or a surgically replaced joint, can provide a diagnostic pointer. These cases suggest that osteoarthritis, similarly, is a predisposing factor. It is concluded that joint sepsis should be considered if a patient with osteoarthritis develops new symptoms from a single joint with associated systemic features. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.50.10.722 |
It is part of: | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1992, vol. 51, núm. 5, p. 704 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/22466 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.50.10.722 |
ISSN: | 0003-4967 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) |
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