Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: 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.
Authors: Carla Brazão, Teresa Alves da Silva, Delfin Tavares, João Campagnolo, Patrícia Rodrigues, Pedro Jordão, João Pedro Nóbrega, Daniel Bernardino, César Torre, Rui Freitas, Hugo Vaz Santos, Inês Rodrigues
Institution: Hospital de Dona Estefânia
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404246070