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Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Septic Arthritis ... findings Notes: - Septic ... Arthritis is typically
Septic Arthritis of the Finger: Note redness and swelling at DIP joint of the index finger.

Charlie
Septic Arthritis
Septic Shoulder: Picture on left demonstrates marked inflammation of the skin overlying an infected
shoulder joint. The
Septic Shoulder:
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Joints • Reactive arthritis ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
brainstem lesions, aseptic ... myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... Ocular melanoma • Arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Joints (90%): Aseptic ... of hip (rare), Arthritis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis ... lung syndrome Arthritis ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic ... Symptoms limited to: Arthritis
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... Arthritis by Pathogen ... #Diagnosis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
OA, Traumatic arthritis ... crystals), TB arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis ... Mycoplasma hominis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Pathogens