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- Jaya M Raj, Sheila Sudhakar, Kelly Sems, and Richard W Carlson.
- Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, 200 1st Street SW Siebens Building #5, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. jraj@speedchoice.com
- Crit Care Clin. 2002 Oct 1; 18 (4): 767-80.
AbstractAcute arthritis in critically ill patients may be caused by local or systemic infection, by a flare of chronic joint disease such as rheumatoid or crystal-associated arthritis, or by less common entities such as hemarthrosis. Diagnosis requires analysis of synovial fluid, and appropriate treatment is based on its findings. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are usually necessary to prevent the significant morbidity associated with these conditions.
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