title: Septic arthritis of the elbow in a child due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report.
abstract: We present a rare case of septic arthritis of the elbow in a child caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. In our patient, the 15-day delay before drainage may have led to the osteomyelitis of the capitulum and resulted in some persistent radiographic abnormalities. Although our patient has no subjective symptoms 5 years postoperatively, he has a slightly abnormal range of motion and gross lateral instability. Children with elbow pain and/or swelling with fever should be carefully examined for septic arthritis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa should always be kept in mind in such cases to avoid any delay in effective treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: Terue
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatakenaka
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itsubo
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Shigeharu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*