sprint123
Forum Guru
Topics: 129
Posts: 870
|
Osteomyelitis and Septic arthritis in a child?
I think these are the common features for confusion!
*Both can occur following pharyngitis-hAEMATOGENOUS SPREAD
*Both have increased WBC, ESR
*Both have decreased range of motion and local inflammation
How to differentiate these two? Osteomyelitis patients are NOT as sick as septic arthritis--That is the only difference I can think of?!Suggestions please!
|
| khorshid
Forum Guru
Topics: 32
Posts: 591
|
effusion in septic arthritis, (swelling), plus arthrocentesis will show characteristic changes, and then using imaging techniques to differentiate.
|
| Justice
Forum Fanatic
Topics: 117
Posts: 2,324
|
Yea, I think main difference will come out after MRI...
___________________
Don't live in a town where there are no doctors
|
|
| |
| | | |
