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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov 25;333(7578):1107-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39020.401331.68.

Polyarticular septic arthritis

C Christodoulou  1 , P Gordon, G Coakley
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Case Reports

Polyarticular septic arthritis

C Christodoulou et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Septic arthritis can be polyarticular, and joints suspected of harbouring infection should be aspirated urgently

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Algorithm for the management of the hot swollen joint in adults. Adapted from Coakley et al
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