Shoulder Septic Arthritis in the Pediatric Age - an Epidemiologic Study

Shouder septic arhtirtis in children may be a challenge due to its limited studies and absence of an algorithm. Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) and pseudoparalysis of the shoulder may be the most preditive indicators. This paper aims to conduct a retrospective epidemiologic analysis of the pediatric shoulder arthritis cases of the last 5 years in our central pediatric hospital. It includes shoulder septic arthritis diagnosed in the last five years in our central pediatric hospital, in a total of twelve patients, treated surgically with aspiration and articular washout, or arthrtomy among other procedures, with patients between 13 days and 6 year-old. The most isolated pathogens where Kingella Kingae and Streptococcus pyogenes.