Septic arthritis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
网页2022年11月22日 · Septic arthritis presents with a hot, swollen, acutely painful joint with restriction of movement. This presentation should be regarded as septic arthritis until proven otherwise, even in the absence of fever and irrespective of microbiology and blood test results. Take a synovial fluid sample, bloods, and any other relevant culture samples ...
Septic arthritis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
网页2022年9月28日 · Septic arthritis presents with a joint that is painful, hot, swollen, and restricted. Diagnosis is based on the opinion of the clinician experienced in the management of musculoskeletal disease. In all cases of suspected native joint sepsis, the joint should be aspirated. In all cases of suspected septic arthritis, empirical antibiotic therapy ...
Septic arthritis - References | BMJ Best Practice
网页Septic arthritis presents with a hot, swollen, acutely painful joint with restriction of movement. This presentation should be regarded as septic arthritis until proven otherwise, even in the absence of fever and irrespective of microbiology and blood test results.Take a …
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition - BMJ Best Practice
网页2024年2月15日 · Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) is associated with both acute and chronic arthritis. Acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis is an acute inflammatory arthritis of one or more joints. Knees, wrists, shoulders, ankles, elbows, or hands can be affected. The chronic form of CPP arthritis mimics osteoarthritis or rheumatoid ...
Assessment of seronegative arthritis - BMJ Best Practice
网页2024年1月25日 · Summary. Seronegative arthritis describes a group of conditions that present with inflammatory arthritis but without a positive rheumatoid factor, hence seronegative. A detailed history and a thorough physical examination should enable the diagnosis to be elucidated in most patients. Supporting or confirmatory data are obtained from laboratory ...
Transient synovitis of the hip - BMJ Best Practice
网页2022年12月6日 · Transient synovitis of the hip is a self-limiting inflammatory disorder of the hip that commonly affects young children between 2 and 12 years of age. The most important differential diagnosis to exclude is septic arthritis of the hip. More common in boys. Presents acutely with mild to moderate hip pain and limp.
Reactive arthritis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
网页2022年2月4日 · Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an inflammatory arthritis that occurs after exposure to certain gastrointestinal and genitourinary infections. The classical triad of post-infectious arthritis, non-gonococcal urethritis, and conjunctivitis is frequently described but found only in a minority of cases and not required for diagnosis. [1] ReA belongs ...
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
网页2024年7月12日 · Summary. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) describes a group of chronic paediatric inflammatory arthritides. There are several subtypes, including oligoarticular, polyarticular, and systemic onset. Affects 1 in 1000 children and can present at any age. Diagnosis is made clinically. Laboratory and radiographic testing provide classification ...
Assessment of inflamed joint - BMJ Best Practice
网页2022年7月7日 · The most important and serious condition that needs to be considered in the work-up of an acute monoarthritis is septic (pyogenic) non-gonococcal arthritis. If the diagnosis is missed, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy is not instituted early, rapid destruction of articular cartilage can lead to irreversible joint damage.
Gout - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
网页2022年11月17日 · Gout is characterised by acute onset of severe joint pain, with swelling, effusion, warmth, erythema, and or tenderness of the involved joint (s). Arthrocentesis with synovial fluid analysis shows strongly negative birefringent needle-shaped crystals under polarised light. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, colchicine, corticosteroids, or ...