title: [Pyogenic infections of the sacro iliac joint in children (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors report 13 pyogenic infections of the sacro-iliac joint in children. They emphasize the difficulties of the diagnosis. The disease is sometimes recognised only at a late stage because the sign must be misleading. The radiological appearance of the sacro-iliac joint is usually sufficient to diagnose the condition. The germ was most often a staphylococcus aureus. Healing is always obtained by rest or immobilisation on a plaster and antibiotics active against staphylococcus. Surgery is only indicated in presence of an abcess or in cases of diagnostic uncertainty.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Les arthrites sacro-iliaques à pyogènes de l'enfant.