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AMC 2016; 20 (1)

Septic arthritis of the shoulder: a case report

Álvarez LA, Ortega GC, García LY

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 50-55
PDF size: 432.62 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: although septic arthritis of the shoulder has the same physiopathology of other joints, it is an infrequent condition.
Objective: to present the case of a patient with septic arthritis of the shoulder.
Case report: a seventy-year-old white male patient. The patient came to the orthopedic emergency department for presenting pain and physical disability in the right shoulder after undergoing a minor surgery for a skin lesion seven days before. In the physical examination, marked increased volume in the joint of the right shoulder could be found, associated with limitations in the articular movement arc. Palpation revealed increased local temperature. The emergency ultrasonographic examination showed a great quantity of liquid inside the glenohumeral joint. The patient was diagnosed with septic arthritis of the right shoulder and surgical treatment was indicated.
Conclusions: septic arthritis of the shoulder is an infrequent condition. Surgical treatment, consisting in articular wash and debridement, is indicated.


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