Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a Child

Septic arthritis can be a devastating condition that leads to further morbidity and potential mortality if not identified early in its course. Emergency providers must keep septic arthritis high on their differential of any joint-related pain in the pediatric population. We present a case of an eigh...

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Autores principales: Paez-Perez, Yenisleidy, McGovern, Terrance, Flannery, Ashley, Naim, Farid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849351
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.33811
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author Paez-Perez, Yenisleidy
McGovern, Terrance
Flannery, Ashley
Naim, Farid
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description Septic arthritis can be a devastating condition that leads to further morbidity and potential mortality if not identified early in its course. Emergency providers must keep septic arthritis high on their differential of any joint-related pain in the pediatric population. We present a case of an eight-year-old female who initially presented with the chief complaint of chest pain and was subsequently diagnosed with septic arthritis of the left sternoclavicular joint in the emergency department.
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spelling pubmed-59652022018-05-30 Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a Child Paez-Perez, Yenisleidy McGovern, Terrance Flannery, Ashley Naim, Farid Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Septic arthritis can be a devastating condition that leads to further morbidity and potential mortality if not identified early in its course. Emergency providers must keep septic arthritis high on their differential of any joint-related pain in the pediatric population. We present a case of an eight-year-old female who initially presented with the chief complaint of chest pain and was subsequently diagnosed with septic arthritis of the left sternoclavicular joint in the emergency department. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5965202/ /pubmed/29849351 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.33811 Text en © 2017 Paez-Perez et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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