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Shoulder Septic Arthritis in the Pediatric Age - an Epidemiologic Study

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Resumo: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
Autores principais:Brazão, Carla
Outros Autores:Alves da Silva, Teresa; Tavares, Delfin; Campagnolo, João; Rodrigues, Patrícia; Jordão, Pedro; Nóbrega, João Pedro; Bernardino, Daniel; Torre, César; Freitas, Rui; Vaz Santos, Hugo; Rodrigues, Inês
Assunto:Shoulder septic arthritis Kingella kingae Streptococcus pyogenes Pseudobulbar Palsy Joint effusion HDE ORT PED
Ano:2024
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:texto
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE (CHLC)
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
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Resumo: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