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Related Subjects: |Monoarticular arthritis |Polyarticular arthritis |Rheumatoid arthritis |Gout |Pseudogout |Septic Arthritis |Osteomyelitis |Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) |Enteropathic Spondyloarthritis |Reactive Arthritis
Most commonly, infectious arthritis affects a single joint, but occasionally more joints are involved and refer to a bacterial infection in a joint, and can include other causative agents such as fungal and mycobacterial. For those with suspected infected prosthetic joints, this should only be managed by orthopaedic surgeons
Initial Septic Arthritis Management Summary |
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Diagnosis | Colour | Appearance | WBC /mm3 | PMN count | Gram stain |
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Normal | Clear | Transparent | < 200 | <25 | Negative |
Noninflammatory | Straw | Transparent | 200-2000 | <25 | Negative |
Inflammatory non-infectious | Yellow | Cloudy | 2000-100,000 | >50 | Negative |
Gonococcal | Yellow | Cloudy Opaque | 34,000-68,000 | >75 | Variable |
Bacteria | Yellow/Green | Opaque | > 50,000 | >75 | Positive 60-80% |
Lyme disease | Yellow | Cloudy | 3000-100,000 | >50 | Negative |