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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-12 | Issue-11
Shoulder Septic Arthritis in the Pediatric Age - an Epidemiologic Study
Carla Brazão, Teresa Alves da Silva, Delfin Tavares, João Campagnolo, Patrícia Rodrigues, Pedro Jordão, João Pedro Nóbrega, Daniel Bernardino, César Torre, Rui Freitas, Hugo Vaz Santos, Inês Rodrigues
Published: Nov. 6, 2024 |
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2024.v12i11.005
Pages: 1857-1861
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Abstract
Shouder septic arhtirtis in children may be a challenge due to its limited studies and absence of an algorithm. Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) and pseudoparalysis of the shoulder may be the most preditive indicators. This paper aims to conduct a retrospective epidemiologic analysis of the pediatric shoulder arthritis cases of the last 5 years in our central pediatric hospital. It includes shoulder septic arthritis diagnosed in the last five years in our central pediatric hospital, in a total of twelve patients, treated surgically with aspiration and articular washout, or arthrtomy among other procedures, with patients between 13 days and 6 year-old. The most isolated pathogens where Kingella Kingae and Streptococcus pyogenes.