Pseudoseptic Arthritis: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Diagnostic characteristics.

Patient	Temperature °C	Joint involved	Peripheral WBC	ESR	Synovial fluid
					WBC Cu/mm	Gram stain	Culture	Crystals
1 a	36.8	Shoulder—right	26.12	79	262,000	Neg	Neg	Neg
1 b	39.7	Shoulder—left	20.93	132	446,428	Neg	Neg	n/a
2	37.5	Knee—R	8.7	n/a	59,200	Neg	Neg	Neg
3	37.3	Knee—R	14.9	107	63,250	Neg	Neg	Neg
4 a	38	Knee—R	11.2	n/a	18,300	Neg	Neg	Neg
4 b	36	Knee—R	15.19	45	44,000	Neg	Neg	Neg
5	39.7	Knee—L	13.8	78	n/a	Neg	Neg	n/a
6	38.5	Knee—L	12	64	63,390	Neg	Neg	Neg
7	35.8	Hip—R	17.4	98	163,000	Neg	Neg	n/a
8	38.3	Hip—L	10.3	69	33,200	Neg	Neg	n/a
9	37.3	Elbow—R	12.94	29	138,400	Neg	Neg	+ uric acid
10	39.2	Knee—R	11.36	n/a	115,000	Neg	Neg	+ uric acid