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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun;8(2):164-9.

Postinfectious arthritis in pediatric practice

Doina Anca Plesca  1 , Monica Luminos  2 , Luminita Spatariu  1 , Mihaela Stefanescu  1 , Eliza Cinteza  3 , Mihaela Balgradean  3
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Postinfectious arthritis in pediatric practice

Doina Anca Plesca et al. Maedica (Bucur). 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Postinfectious arthritis is a relatively often encountered in pediatric practice. The authors present the most important data concerneing this pathology, with up to date informations exemplifying with case presentations. Clinical cases bring to attention the most common forms of postinfectious arthritis (reactive arthritis, postinfectious arthritis bacterial, viral, spirochete, and so on). Although highly studied and commonly found in current pediatric practice, arthritis occurring after infections remains controversial entities, especially regarding terminology. While, according to some authors, postinfectious arthritis belongs to the large group of reactive arthritis, by other authors, these joint events are independent entities.

Keywords: arthritis; child; postinfectious arthritis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Pediatric arthritis - classification.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Swelling of the right wrist in a 6 years girl (clinical case 4).
Figure 3
Figure 3. Postinfectious Arthritis – Clasiffication.
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