Pediatric septic bursitis: case report of retrocalcaneal infection and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Septic bursitis in children is rarely discussed in the medical literature. This review summarizes the clinical manifestations and management of 10 cases of septic bursitis involving patients aged <16 years. In every case in this series, acute trauma was the predisposing condition. Group A streptococci were frequently isolated from the infected bursa. Septic bursitis, an underappreciated infection in children, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of common childhood conditions.
Medical subject headings
- Bursitis
- Staphylococcal Infections