Septic Arthritis Caused by Perirectal Abscess.

perirectal abscess septic arthritis

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Feb 2021
Historique:
entrez: 22 3 2021
pubmed: 23 3 2021
medline: 23 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Septic arthritis is a debilitating, inflammatory condition of joints that can cause patients to experience significant pain and discomfort. An estimated 0.006% of people annually develop the condition; the absence of prompt diagnosis and treatment can lead to long-term joint dysfunction. Septic arthritis is usually caused by hematologic seeding of the joint space by bacteria, however, those who receive intra-joint injections and IV access are also at high risk for developing the condition. In this article, we present the case of a 58-year-old male with no immediately identifiable risk factors for septic arthritis, who was found to have a septic joint as a result of an invading perirectal abscess that was discovered in an imaging study.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33747649
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13343
pmc: PMC7968125
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e13343

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, Odak et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Mihir Odak (M)

Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

Steven Douedi (S)

Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

Arsam Nadeem (A)

Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

Anton Mararenko (A)

Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

Swapnil V Patel (SV)

Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

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