Coexisting Occurrence of Pyogenic Arthritis and Gout: Need for High Index of Suspicion

Acute Hip Pain—A Forgotten Cause

“…There have been rare cases of concomitant septic arthritis and gout [15] [16]. Therefore, where clinical suspicion is high, to differentiate between the two diagnoses, positive joint fluid examination for uric acid crystals and positive joint fluid cultures are needed for the diagnoses of gout and septic arthritis respectively.…”