Date of Presentation

5-6-2021 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Monoarticular joint pain is a common complaint, however it demands a broad differential diagnosis. These differentials include fracture, dislocation, septic arthritis, gout, pseudogout and several others. The diagnosis of septic arthritis requires a high index of suspicion as early diagnosis is a vital part of initial treatment.

We present a case with multifactorial joint pathology contributing to a patient’s presentation, specifically septic joint and pseudogout. The incidence of these entities being present in the same patient, let alone the same joint, is not well documented in the literature.

The presentation of these diseases have a multitude of similarities and differences, that initial diagnosis of pseudogout should not rule out septic arthritis and vice versa. Our aim is to add an additional case to the literature to present a patient who suffered from a pseudogout attack and septic arthritis simultaneously.

Keywords

arthralgia, arthritis, case reports, pseudogout, joint diseases, diagnosis

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Musculoskeletal Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Rheumatology

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May 6th, 12:00 AM

Septic Arthritis with Concomitant Pseudogout

Monoarticular joint pain is a common complaint, however it demands a broad differential diagnosis. These differentials include fracture, dislocation, septic arthritis, gout, pseudogout and several others. The diagnosis of septic arthritis requires a high index of suspicion as early diagnosis is a vital part of initial treatment.

We present a case with multifactorial joint pathology contributing to a patient’s presentation, specifically septic joint and pseudogout. The incidence of these entities being present in the same patient, let alone the same joint, is not well documented in the literature.

The presentation of these diseases have a multitude of similarities and differences, that initial diagnosis of pseudogout should not rule out septic arthritis and vice versa. Our aim is to add an additional case to the literature to present a patient who suffered from a pseudogout attack and septic arthritis simultaneously.

 

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