Painful knee--an unusual cause secondary to pseudomonas septic arthritis of the hip.
A child presented with knee pain, the cause of pain was found on further investigation to be due chondrolysis of the hip joint secondary to a pseudomonas aeruginosa septic arthritis. The patient functionally did well following a subtotal synovectomy and prolonged treatment with appropriate antibiotics.
Meek
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RM
Orthopaedic Department, Law Hospital, Carluke, Lanarkshire.
MacSween
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D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000382:microbiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D000074402:Synovectomy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein