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Suppurative arthritis

MedGen UID:
856092
•Concept ID:
C3891815
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Arthritis, Suppurative; Suppurative Arthritis
SNOMED CT: Suppurative arthritis (372939007)

Definition

Acute inflammation of one or more joints caused by the presence of pus within the joint cavity. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSuppurative arthritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Infectious arthritis: clinical features, laboratory findings and treatment.
Smith JW, Chalupa P, Shabaz Hasan M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2006 Apr;12(4):309-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01366.x. PMID: 16524406
Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of acute suppurative arthritis in children. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration.
Nelson JD, Norden C, Mader JT, Calandra GB
Clin Infect Dis 1992 Nov;15 Suppl 1:S172-6. doi: 10.1093/clind/15.supplement_1.s172. PMID: 1477226
Treatment of suppurative arthritis by percutaneous catheter drainage.
Renner JB, Agee MW
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1990 Jan;154(1):135-8. doi: 10.2214/ajr.154.1.2104697. PMID: 2104697

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Suppurative arthritis of hip in a walking child: Effect of patient's age, delay in surgical drainage, and organism virulence.
Agarwal A, Kumar Kh V
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2020 Jan-Apr;28(1):2309499020910974. doi: 10.1177/2309499020910974. PMID: 32223504
Prediction of Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis.
Alhinai Z, Elahi M, Park S, Foo B, Lee B, Chapin K, Koster M, Sánchez PJ, Michelow IC
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Dec 3;71(9):e454-e464. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa211. PMID: 32129457Free PMC Article
Bone and Joint Infections in Children: Septic Arthritis.
Agarwal A, Aggarwal AN
Indian J Pediatr 2016 Aug;83(8):825-33. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1007/s12098-015-1816-1. PMID: 26189923
Gonococcal arthritis (disseminated gonococcal infection).
Rice PA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2005 Dec;19(4):853-61. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2005.07.003. PMID: 16297736
Imipenem and cilastatin in acute osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis. Therapy in infants and children.
Freij BJ, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S, Nelson JD
Am J Dis Child 1987 Mar;141(3):335-42. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460030113039. PMID: 3544811

Diagnosis

Suppurative Arthritis Induced by Scedosporium apiospermum and Mycobacterium fortuitum: a Case Report.
Zhou N, Song Q, Zhou L, Zhang D, Zhang P, Duan X
Clin Lab 2021 May 1;67(5) doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2020.200945. PMID: 33978388
Bone and Joint Infections in Children: Septic Arthritis.
Agarwal A, Aggarwal AN
Indian J Pediatr 2016 Aug;83(8):825-33. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1007/s12098-015-1816-1. PMID: 26189923
Ureaplasma: current perspectives.
Kokkayil P, Dhawan B
Indian J Med Microbiol 2015 Apr-Jun;33(2):205-14. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.154850. PMID: 25865969
Infectious arthritis: clinical features, laboratory findings and treatment.
Smith JW, Chalupa P, Shabaz Hasan M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2006 Apr;12(4):309-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01366.x. PMID: 16524406
Gonococcal arthritis (disseminated gonococcal infection).
Rice PA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2005 Dec;19(4):853-61. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2005.07.003. PMID: 16297736

Therapy

Suppurative Arthritis Induced by Scedosporium apiospermum and Mycobacterium fortuitum: a Case Report.
Zhou N, Song Q, Zhou L, Zhang D, Zhang P, Duan X
Clin Lab 2021 May 1;67(5) doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2020.200945. PMID: 33978388
Infectious arthritis: clinical features, laboratory findings and treatment.
Smith JW, Chalupa P, Shabaz Hasan M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2006 Apr;12(4):309-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01366.x. PMID: 16524406
Imipenem and cilastatin in acute osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis. Therapy in infants and children.
Freij BJ, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S, Nelson JD
Am J Dis Child 1987 Mar;141(3):335-42. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460030113039. PMID: 3544811
Disseminated gonococcal infection. The tenosynovitis-dermatitis and suppurative arthritis syndromes.
Koss PG
Cleve Clin Q 1985 Summer;52(2):161-73. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.52.2.161. PMID: 3928202
Oral antibiotic therapy for skeletal infections of children. II. Therapy of osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis.
Tetzlaff TR, McCracken GH Jr, Nelson JD
J Pediatr 1978 Mar;92(3):485-90. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(78)80455-7. PMID: 632997

Prognosis

Assessing Risk for Complications in Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children: Validation of 2 Predictive Scores.
Sarmiento Clemente A, McNeil JC, Hultén KG, Vallejo JG, Scheurer ME, Kaplan SL
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2023 Dec 16;12(12):610-617. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad095. PMID: 37880823
Suppurative Arthritis Induced by Scedosporium apiospermum and Mycobacterium fortuitum: a Case Report.
Zhou N, Song Q, Zhou L, Zhang D, Zhang P, Duan X
Clin Lab 2021 May 1;67(5) doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2020.200945. PMID: 33978388
Prediction of Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis.
Alhinai Z, Elahi M, Park S, Foo B, Lee B, Chapin K, Koster M, Sánchez PJ, Michelow IC
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Dec 3;71(9):e454-e464. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa211. PMID: 32129457Free PMC Article
Imipenem and cilastatin in acute osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis. Therapy in infants and children.
Freij BJ, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S, Nelson JD
Am J Dis Child 1987 Mar;141(3):335-42. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460030113039. PMID: 3544811
Suppurative arthritis of the hip in children.
Morrey BF, Bianco AJ, Rhodes KH
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1976 Apr;58(3):388-92. PMID: 1262373

Clinical prediction guides

Assessing Risk for Complications in Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children: Validation of 2 Predictive Scores.
Sarmiento Clemente A, McNeil JC, Hultén KG, Vallejo JG, Scheurer ME, Kaplan SL
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2023 Dec 16;12(12):610-617. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad095. PMID: 37880823
Treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability by double-band anatomical reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament's fibular enthesis.
Chen H, Zhang T, Qu J, Li X, Sun D, Qiu X, Lü H, Xu D
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2021 Dec 28;46(12):1354-1362. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.200807. PMID: 35232904Free PMC Article
Prediction of Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis.
Alhinai Z, Elahi M, Park S, Foo B, Lee B, Chapin K, Koster M, Sánchez PJ, Michelow IC
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Dec 3;71(9):e454-e464. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa211. PMID: 32129457Free PMC Article
Midterm Results of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With High Hip Dislocation After Suppurative Hip Arthritis.
Zeng WN, Liu JL, Jia XL, Zhou Q, Yang L, Zhang Y
J Arthroplasty 2019 Jan;34(1):102-107. Epub 2018 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.081. PMID: 30342951
Septic arthritis in patients followed-up in neonatal intensive care unit.
Kabak S, Halici M, Akcakus M, Cetin N, Narin N
Pediatr Int 2002 Dec;44(6):652-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2002.01649.x. PMID: 12421264

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