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Septic arthritis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Bacterial arthritis; Non-gonococcal bacterial arthritis

Symptoms:

The onset of the symptoms is usually rapid with joint swelling, intense joint pain, and low-grade fever.

Symptoms in newborns or infants:

  • Unable to move the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
  • Cries when infected joint is moved (example: diaper change causes crying if hip infected)
  • Irritability
  • Fever

Symptoms in children and adults:

  • Intense joint pain
  • Joint swelling
  • Joint redness
  • Unable to move the limb with the infected joint
  • Low-grade fever

Chills may occur, but are uncommon.

  • Reviewed last on: 4/27/2007
  • Steve Lee, DO, Rheumatology Fellow, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.