(SEP-tik ar-THRIE-tis) Pus-forming bacterial infection of a joint space. Symptoms include a hot, swollen, red joint that is very tender to any attempted movement.
Arthritis due to infection within the joint.
Infective arthritis of joints most often by heamatogenous spread of micro-organisms.
Arthritis caused by infection of joint.
Bacterial infection of one or more joints; requires urgent diagnosis and treatment.
an infection in the joint and/or the synovial lining of the joint.
acute inflammation of synovial membranes, with purulent effusion into a joint, due to bacterial infection; the usual route of infection is hemic to the synovial tissue, causing destruction of the articular cartilage, and may become chronic, with sinus formation, osteomyelitis, deformity, and disability. Also called suppurative arthritis.
an infection in the joint fluid and tissues.
Septic arthritis is the proliferation of bacteria in joints and resultant inflammation. Bacteria are either carried by the bloodstream from an infectious focus elsewhere or are introduced by a skin lesion that penetrates the joint.
