Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome presenting as septic knee arthritis in a 5-year-old child

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-127

  Alwattar, Basil J ^a   Strongwater, Allan ^a   Sala, Debra A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthopaedic infections; Septic arthritis; Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; ARTHROSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KNEE; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 40049086594     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e31815b4dfd     Document Type: Article

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