title: Varicella arthritis.
abstract: Varicella arthritis is an acute self-limited arthritis, occurring in close temporal association with clinical varicella, which is usually monarthric, involving the knee of a prepubertal girl. We have reported a case of varicella arthritis and summarized the clinical and laboratory findings of our case and the cases reported in the English literature. It is important to differentiate this condition from septic arthritis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology