Remember to check for polyarticular septic arthritis

doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7578.0-c

BMJ 2006;333 (25 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7578.0-c

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Remember to check for polyarticular septic arthritis

Septic arthritis can occur in more than onejoint and the diagnosis should not be missed, say Christodoulouand colleagues (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39020.401331.68) in their lessonof the week. The authors reflect on their management of an elderlyman who presented with painful swelling of both knees and awrist, in whom a diagnosis of reactive arthritis was initiallysuspected. After the patient's condition worsened, pus was aspiratedfrom the joints and cultured; this led to the discovery of asinister underlying disease process.

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