Evaluation and Management of Septic Arthritis and its Mimics in the Emergency Department
Septic arthritis is a dangerous medical condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, the differential diagnosis can be broad with conditions that mimic this disease and require different evaluation and treatment. This narrative review presents the emergency medicine evalua...
Main Authors: | Brit Long, Alex Koyfman, Michael Gottlieb |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-02-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2md2x015 |
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