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Pyogenic Tenosynovitis in Infants

Authors :
Lironi, Céline
Steiger, Christina
Juchler, Céline
Spyropoulou, Vasiliki
Samara, Eleftheria
Ceroni, Dimitri
Source :
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; November 2017, Vol. 36 Issue: 11 p1097-1099, 3p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Pyogenic tenosynovitis is an uncommon condition in children, and there are few published case reports. We present a series of 11 cases who were treated in the Geneva Children Hospital in the last 10 years. Kingella kingaewas the main pathogen, and the characteristics of infection (inflammatory indices, clinical findings and severity) are similar to other osteoarticular K. kingaeinfections in infants.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08913668 and 15320987
Volume :
36
Issue :
11
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs48929414
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001673