Spontaneous Septic Arthritis of Pubic Symphysis in an Elite Athlete
Joint Authors
Frima, Herman
Schaeffeler, Christoph
Smits, F. Jasmijn
Sommer, Christoph
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis is a potentially severe disease.
Athletes are at risk of this form of spontaneous arthritis, as inflammation of the pubic bone due to muscular stress is relatively common.
Oedema due to inflammation might predispose to infection through bacteraemia or local bacterial translocation.
Suspicion should be raised when an athlete complains of groin pain and has signs of infection (i.e., fever, elevated white blood cell count, and elevated C-reactive protein).
Diagnosis is made by imaging showing signs of inflammation combined with positive (blood) cultures.
Broad spectrum antibiotics should be started upon suspicion and adjusted according to cultures.
An abscess causing clinical deterioration under antibiotic treatment is an indication for invasive intervention (i.e., surgical or image-guided drainage).
This is the first case of spontaneous septic arthritis of the pubic symphysis in an athlete requiring surgical and additional image-guided drainage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Smits, F. Jasmijn& Frima, Herman& Schaeffeler, Christoph& Sommer, Christoph. 2016. Spontaneous Septic Arthritis of Pubic Symphysis in an Elite Athlete. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Smits, F. Jasmijn…[et al.]. Spontaneous Septic Arthritis of Pubic Symphysis in an Elite Athlete. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102825
American Medical Association (AMA)
Smits, F. Jasmijn& Frima, Herman& Schaeffeler, Christoph& Sommer, Christoph. Spontaneous Septic Arthritis of Pubic Symphysis in an Elite Athlete. Case Reports in Surgery. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102825
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102825