Research Article
Septic Arthritis of the Pediatric Shoulder: From Infancy to Adolescence
Table 1
Septic arthritis findings.
| | Case/age/sex | Time before treatment (days) | Temperature max. (°C) | Initial WBC (×103/mcL) | Initial ESR (mm/hr) | Initial CRP (mg/L) | Initial X-ray findings | Culture results | Treatment | Associated problems | Complications/follow-up |
| | 2/3 y/M | 7 | 39.4 | 23.8 | 125 | 14.3 | Negative | Methicillin-resistant S. aureus | Arthrotomy, antibiotics 48 days | None | Decreased range of motion/2 mo | | 3/15 y/M | 10 | 40.9 | 19.89 | 53 | 27 | Negative | Methicillin-resistant S. aureus | Aspiration, arthrotomy, antibiotics 32 days | Multifocal osteomyelitis, septic knee, bacteremia | None/12 mo | | 4/8 mo/F | 7 | 38.1 | 20.1 | N/A | 2.56 | Negative | Candida albicans, methicillin-sensitive S. aureus | Arthrotomy, antibiotics 48 days | Septic hip, premature, bacteremia, fungemia | None/9 mo | | 5/1 mo/M | 4 | 37.7 | 17 | 20 | 0.8 | Concern for osteomyelitis | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Arthrotomy, antibiotics 43 days | Premature | None/7 mo |
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