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Septic Arthritis With Concomitant Pseudogout, Ravin Patel, James Schuck, Nicole Zucconi, David Aderholdt
Septic Arthritis With Concomitant Pseudogout, Ravin Patel, James Schuck, Nicole Zucconi, David Aderholdt
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
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, …