PubMed · 1979 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesPathologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsJoint DiseaseJoint InfectionsMicrobiology Of Musculoskeletal InfectionPediatric Musculoskeletal InfectionSeptic ArthritisAcute Septic ArthritisBacterial Musculoskeletal InfectionBacterial Septic ArthritisDiphtheria ToxinHip Septic ArthritisInfectious Arthritis ComplicationsTuberculous Septic Arthritis
Septic arthritis of the hip in a 2 year old child is described. A nontoxigenic diphtheria bacillus was isolated in large numbers from the articular fluid. The same organism was isolated from excoriated skin lesions of the toes. The bacteriology, epidemiology and pathology of the infection are discussed.