Pediatric Septic Arthritis

Clinical and microbiological features of septic arthritis in children: Experience of one Latin American country

“…The high concurrency of osteomyelitis observed in this series is not surprising [5]. Several studies have shown a low bacterial recovery rate around 33-37% [1,2,6], which are much lower than that found in our study where the cultures resulted in a high return rate (70%). S. aureus was the most frequent bacterial agent isolated in our series.…”

“…Among these three types, bacterial infections are considered the most serious problem as they occur more frequently. Bacteria are responsible for septic arthritis in 50% of children under the age of 20 [1]. Rapid recognition is necessary to initiate the appropriate treatment in a timely manner.…”

Haemorrhagic knee- just the tip of an iceberg

“…Acute septic arthritis is common among paediatric age group. 3 According to Arnet et al 4 in the lower extremity, knee is the most common joint affected preceding hip and ankle.…”

“…The patient was continued on empirical antibiotic (Benzyl Penicillin). On the seventh day following admission her total count began to show steady decline (dropped to 24000/mm 3 ). She needed about four packed cell transfusions as there was drop in the haemoglobin from 9.3 gm/dl on admission to 6.8 gm/dl which was the seventh day post admission.…”

Septic Arthritis of the Pediatric Wrist: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…Septic arthritis can occur in any joint but more commonly involves the joints of the lower extremity in the pediatric population. Previous studies have shown an overall incidence of acute septic arthritis in the pediatric population between 2 and 13 out of 100,000 in developed countries [4,5]. Of these cases, roughly 80% involve the knee, hip and ankle with Staphylococcus aureus being the most common organism [4][5][6].…”