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Septic arthritis in sickle cell disease

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We report a prospective study of fourteen patients with sickle cell disease who were suffering from septic arthritis. They made up 11% of 129 patients with orthopaedic complications of the disease. The infecting organism in eleven was a staphylococcus, with salmonella in only two. The severity of the condition and its sequelae are described. The best treatment is open surgical drainage and intensive chemotherapy.

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Nous présentons l'étude prospective de 14 malades atteints de drépanocytose et présentant une arthrite septique. Ils représentent 11% des 129 patients porteurs d'une complication orthopédique de cette hémopathie. La bactérie causale est le staphylocoque dans 11 cas et les salmonelles deux fois seulement. Nous insistons sur la gravité de cette complication et de ses séquelles. Le traitement le meilleur est représenté par l'association du drainage chirurgical et de l'antibiothérapie.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, King Fahd University Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 2208, 31952, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

    M. Saukaran-Kutty & M. Sadat-Ali

  2. Department of Pathology, King Fahd University Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 2208, 31952, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

    M. Kannan Kutty

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Saukaran-Kutty, M., Sadat-Ali, M. & Kutty, M.K. Septic arthritis in sickle cell disease. International Orthopaedics 12, 255–257 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00547172

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