title: Septic arthritis of the elbow after chickenpox.
abstract: Musculoskeletal complications following chickenpox are rare among immunologically normal children. Septic arthritis after varicella is caused by group A Streptococcus and affects the knee most frequently. We present a case of septic arthritis of the elbow caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We review the English language literature on septic arthritis complicating chickenpox. We conclude that diagnosis and treatment should be carried out according to guidelines on de novo septic arthritis including the early use of magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Arpad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konyves
authors.forename: Sunny D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Deo
authors.forename: James R D
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Vipul I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Mandalia
authors.forename: Otto A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Von Arx
authors.forename: Alf H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Troughton
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*