Arthritis, Septic

Alternate Name:

Test:

Synovial fluid culture (+), B.culture (+ or -), WCC (H), synovial WCC (H), synovial sugar (L), rheu­matoid factor (+ or -), antinuclear antibodies (-), ultrasound or X-ray

Sign:

Dd:

Rheumatoid arthritis, gout, pseudogout, trauma,osteoarthritis

Phys:

Often due to Staphylococcus aureus or haemo­lytic Streptococci