Disseminated staphylococcal infection with polyarthritis in a 12 year old boy

Septic arthritis with polyarticular presentation is an uncommon clinical entity. A case of complicated staphylococcal infection with purulent and reactive polyarthritis, osteomyelitis, cutaneous and pleuropericardial involvement as well as transient blindness is presented here.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mansour Siavash Dastjerdi, Mojtaba Rostami, Morteza Mirbagheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-05-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/282
Description
Summary:Septic arthritis with polyarticular presentation is an uncommon clinical entity. A case of complicated staphylococcal infection with purulent and reactive polyarthritis, osteomyelitis, cutaneous and pleuropericardial involvement as well as transient blindness is presented here.
ISSN:1735-1995
1735-7136