Septic Arthritis WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Septic Arthritis
Septic arthritis is the invasion of a joint by either viral, bacterial, or fungal agents, and other agents such as staphylococcus, candida albicans, or a puncture wound. These infect the joint and cause the build up of fluid. This can be a very serious condition, as the infection will eventually destroy the joint if it is left untreated. It is also quite painful. The infectious agent can enter the joint through the bloodstream from another infection elsewhere within the body.
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Fast Facts:
- Most often only a single joint is affected.
- Septic arthritis is also called infectious arthritis
- It is diagnosed by drawing fluid from the affected joint and testing for the infective agent
- Symptoms include fever, shaking, chills, pain and warmth in the affected joint, especially with movement; along with with swelling.
- Gout, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis, are all conditions that place the patient in a higher risk category for the development of septic arthritis.
- Immune system diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, and those suffering from liver diseases are at highest risk.
Latest Headlines on Septic Arthritis
What is Septic Arthritis?
- About.com: Septic Arthritis Fast Facts
- Fairview Health Services: What Is Septic Arthritis?
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: Septic Arthritis
What are the Symptoms of Septic Arthritis?
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Symptoms of Septic Arthritis
- Cleveland Clinic: Signs and Symptoms of Septic Arthritis
- UpToDate: Bacterial (Nongonococcal) Arthritis Features | Gonococcal Joint Infection Features
What are the Causes and Complications of Septic Arthritis?
- eOrthopod (via Orthogate): Septic Arthritis Causes
- Family Practice Notebook: Septic Joint Causes
- Merck Manuals: Infectious Arthritis
What are the Treatments and Medications for Septic Arthritis?
- MedicineNet: How Is Septic Arthritis Treated?
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via HealthAtoZ): Treatment and Medications for Septic Arthritis
- Virtual Medicine Center: How Is Septic Arthritis Treated?
- A.D.A.M. (via Healthscout): Treatment for Septic Arthritis
What are the Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Septic Arthritis?
- University of Virginia Health System: Pediatric Arthritis What is Septic Arthritis?
- All About Arthritis: Bacterial Infection, Viral Infection and Fungal Infection
- Patient UK: Septic Arthritis: Prognosis
How Do You Prevent Septic Arthritis?
- Join Pain Forum: What Can You Do to Prevent Septic Arthritis?
- A.D.A.M. (via Drugs.com): Septic Arthritis Prevention
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Septic Arthritis
- YouTube: Arthroscopic Surgery In a Patient With Septic Arthritis
- Healthboards: Septic Arthritis - Removing Fluid
- eHealthForums: Burning Staphylococcus Infections
Foundations and Support Groups on Septic Arthritis
- The Arthritis Foundation: The Arthritis Foundation | Types of Arthritis | Find a Local Chapter and Support Group
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Arthritis Intervention Programs
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Septic Arthritis
- PubMedCentral: Scientific Articles on Septic Arthritis
- JAMA: Scientific Articles on Septic Arthritis
- Google Scholar: Scientific Articles on Septic Arthritis
Clinical Trials on Septic Arthritis
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials for Septic Arthritis
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials for Septic Arthritis
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- Contributor: Stephen Taylor
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Stephen Taylor
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: SEPTC ARTHITIS, Septik arthuritis, Septic arethitis, Sepic arthritis, Sceptic arthriits
- Last update: Mar. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
