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To review the causes and differential diagnosis of acute monoarthritis and present an updated clinical approach for prompt identification and aggressive treatment of high-risk joint infections.

September 30, 1993New England Journal of Medicine

Acute Monoarthritis

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JDJane F. DesforgesTufts University DBDaniel G. BakerJanssen (Belgium)HSH. Ralph SchumacherUniversity of Pennsylvania

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Clinical review demonstrates diagnostic strategies for acute monoarthritis in symptomatic patients, highlighting the urgency of ruling out infectious arthritis to prevent rapid cartilage loss.

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To review the causes and differential diagnosis of acute monoarthritis and present an updated clinical approach for prompt identification and aggressive treatment of high-risk joint infections.
Clinical narrative review analyzing differential diagnoses and diagnostic pathways for acute single-joint swelling and pain.
Evaluation of clinical features distinguishing high-morbidity infectious arthritis from less urgent etiologies.
Infectious arthritis carries substantial risks of prolonged morbidity and mortality, capable of causing irreversible cartilage destruction within one to two days if untreated.
Immediate clinical evaluation and structured differential diagnosis permit rapid triage to direct urgent, aggressive interventions to patients with joint infections.

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Desforges et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e76e8d5ea8c1f573baaa8 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199309303291407

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Clinical review demonstrates diagnostic strategies for acute monoarthritis in symptomatic patients, highlighting the urgency of ruling out infectious arthritis to prevent rapid cartilage loss.

Acute Monoarthritis

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Acute Monoarthritis

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