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- Title
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acute Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis of the Elbow in A Healthy Newborn.
- Authors
Kuşkaya, Midhat; Ceylan, Abdullah
- Abstract
Acute osteomyelitis with septic arthritis, which is uncommon in neonates, needs to be quickly diagnosed and treated to avoid devastating sequelae. We herein report a case of osteomyelitis with septic arthritis of the elbow caused by methiciline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 24-day-old neonate with no preexisting disease reported. Physical examination revealed swelling and local heat around the right elbow accompanied by the limitation of spontaneous movements of the right arm and painful crying with careful passive arm motion. A magnetic resonance imaging study revealed the presence of joint fluid in the elbow joint and swelling of soft tissues. Arthrotomy was done with intravenous antibiotic therapy for six weeks to which the child responded well. As far as we know, our case presented here is the youngest patient in the literature presenting with acute osteomyelitis with septic arthritis of the elbow who was previously healthy.
- Subjects
OSTEOMYELITIS diagnosis; WEIGHT loss; PHYSICAL diagnosis; ANTIBIOTICS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases; PSYCHOMOTOR disorders; HEMANGIOMAS; OXYGEN; INFECTIOUS arthritis; EDEMA; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; NEONATAL diseases; AMPICILLIN; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; VANCOMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; MUSCLE weakness; BODY temperature; ELBOW; VOMITING; BODY movement; TACHYPNEA; SPLEEN diseases
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Infection / Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, 2024, Vol 18, Issue 1, pe40
- ISSN
1307-1068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5578/ced.20225002