Non-gonococcal (septic) bacterial arthritis

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Non-gonococcal (septic) bacterial arthritis

Alternative Names:

Bacterial arthritis; Septic arthritis

Symptoms:

NEWBORN OR INFANT

voluntary immobility of the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
cries when infected joint is moved (example: diaper change causes crying if hip infected)
irritability
fever

CHILD OR ADULT

intense joint pain
joint swelling
joint, redness
voluntary immobility of the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
low-grade fever

Uncommon symptoms

chills

Signs and tests:

Review Date: 4/20/2005
Reviewed By: Stanford Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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