Group A Streptococcal Suppurative Arthritis and Osteomyelitis of the Shoulder With Brachial Plexus Palsy in a Newborn.
Osteoarticular infections in the newborn period are rare. A serious complication is paralysis of the affected extremity resulting from either pain or direct involvement of the nerve. We report a newborn with combined osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes presenting with right brachial plexus palsy.
From the *Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, †Department of Pediatric Pharmacology, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; ‡Department of Pediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; and §Department of Neuropediatrics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
Alexa
A
Dierig
Nicole
N
Ritz
Uta
U
Tacke
Ulrich
U
Heininger
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012782:Shoulder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G