Musculoskeletal Infectious Diseases
Osteomyelitis
Infection of bone
Systemic fever, chills, bone pain
(Look for Sickle Cell patient with causative agent Salmonella)
(Look for the puncture wound on a tennis shoe, causative agent = Pseudomonas)
Tx: ABX with possible debridement
Septic Arthritis
Infection of joint
MCC = Staph Aureus
Swollen ,warm, erythematous joint with decreased ROM secondary to pain and swelling
Dx: Arthrocentesis
Tx: ABX and joint wash out
PANCE Prep Pearls has an incredible chart of the causative organisms and appropriate treatment for both osteomyelitis and septic arthritis
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