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Other names: Infectious arthritis, joint infection: ... or joint infection is the invasion of a joint by an infectious agent resulting in joint inflammation.
Prosthetic joint infection. Prosthetic joint infection (PJI), also known as peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI), is an acute, sub-acute or chronic infection of a prosthetic joint. It may occur in the period after the joint replacement or many years later. It usually presents as joint pain, erythema (redness of the joint or adjacent area ...
Osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis (OM) is an infection of bone. [1] Symptoms may include pain in a specific bone with overlying redness, fever, and weakness. [1] The long bones of the arms and legs are most commonly involved in children e.g. the femur and humerus, [7] while the feet, spine, and hips are most commonly involved in adults.
Rheumatic fever (RF) is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. [ 1 ] The disease typically develops two to four weeks after a streptococcal throat infection. [ 2 ] Signs and symptoms include fever, multiple painful joints, involuntary muscle movements, and occasionally a characteristic non- itchy rash known ...
Medical condition Yaws Other names Frambesia tropica, thymosis, polypapilloma tropicum, non-venereal endemic syphilis, parangi and paru (Malay), bouba (Spanish), frambösie, pian (French), frambesia (German), bakataw (Maguindanaoan) Nodules on the elbow resulting from a Treponema pallidum pertenue bacterial infection Specialty Infectious disease Symptoms Hard swelling of the skin, ulcer, joint ...
Reactive arthritis, previously known as Reiter's syndrome, [1] is a form of inflammatory arthritis [2] that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infection can trigger the disease. [3] By the time a person presents with symptoms, the "trigger ...
Joint replacements put a person at particular risk of septic arthritis, staphylococcal endocarditis (infection of the heart valves), and pneumonia. [ 29 ] Staphylococcus aureus is a significant cause of chronic biofilm infections on medical implants , and the repressor of toxins is part of the infection pathway.
Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints. [2] Symptoms generally include joint pain and stiffness. [2] Other symptoms may include redness, warmth, swelling, and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. [2][3] In some types of arthritis, other organs are also affected. [7]