Varicella arthritis in a child.
A 2 1/2-year-old girl developed arthritis in a metatarsophalangeal joint concomitantly with varicella. As she recovered within 2 days without antimicrobial treatment, it was considered that the arthritis was directly due to the viral infection. The importance of differentiating viral arthritis from septic arthritis, a well-known complication of varicella, is stressed.
D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans