This paper is a review of nine children who had a septic arthritis of the hip and who can be accepted as examples of Tom Smith’s disease or acute arthritis of infancy, with one other example of an extensive osteomyelitis of the femur in an infant. A review of the literature suggests that it is not a very common disease and a report of a small personal series may prove useful. Every study of thi...

We report a case of Salmonella septic arthritis detected by ultrasound in a 40-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis while he was on anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody certolizumab. An aspirate of his left elbow joint showed Salmonella enteritidis infection that was sensitive to ceftraixone. This was preceded by a brief episode of loose stools following a visit to the Far East. H...

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is endemic in southeast Asia and northern Australia. In recent years, the incidence of melioidosis has increased worldwide. Septic arthritis is a rare but well-recognized manifestation of melioidosis. Patients with underlying medical conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, renal impairment, cirrhosis, and malignancy are at greater ri...

BACKGROUND Septic arthritis of the knee has been reported recently in adult patients who were administered hyaluronate. We evaluated the incidence of septic knees and the utilization of hyaluronate in the Korean adult population using nationwide data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA). METHODS All new admissions to the clinics or hospitals for septic knees were rec...

Acromioclavicular (AC) and sternoclavicular (SC) septic arthritis with contiguous pyomyositis are rare, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of septic AC joint with pyomyositis of the deltoid and supraspinatus muscles and a separate case with septic SC joint with pyomysitis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Both patients had similar presentations of infections with Staph...

OBJECTIVE Mycobacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various forms of arthritis. The aim of this study was to examine the diagnostic potential of molecular biological techniques as well as to investigate the pathogenetic role of mycobacteria in chronic arthritis. PATIENTS AND METHODS DNA, extracted from synovial fluid and synovial tissue samples from patients with mycobacterial ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To propose and discuss an evidence-based algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial septic arthritis. Also, to review the recent literature on emerging management strategies and discuss the potential impact of these developments on clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS Evidence-based guidelines have recently been published to assist in the diagnosis and management o...