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[Septic polyarthritis: treatment complications and results]
J Cabo Cabo1, A Hachem Hachem, R Clos Molina
1Unidad de Sépticos, Hospital Princeps d'Espanya, Ciutat Sanitari i Universitaria de Bellvitge, Barcelona.
Objective:
The rare polyarticular clinical presentation of peripheric septic arthritis has worst prognosis than monoarticular one. We studied 10 patients with polyarticular septic arthritis treated during the last 8 years, to evaluate functional result and complications after surgical treatment.
Material And Methods:
We studied 5 men and 5 women, with an average age of 46.5 years (range 18-75 years), they presented septic arthritis in two or more joints. We discuss aetiology, clinical presentation and treatment.
Results:
Treatment was surgical debridement and parenteral antibiotic therapy. Functional result was poor in 54% of the joints treated, 50% of patients presented septic shock and three died.