Question 2: Should steroids be used in the treatment of septic arthritis?

Arch Dis Child. 2014 Aug;99(8):785-7. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305617. Epub 2014 Apr 25.

Authors

Marina Macchiaiolo¹, Paola Sabrina Buonuomo¹, Maurizio Mennini², Alberto Villani³, Andrea Bartuli¹

Affiliations

¹ Rare Disease Unit, Pediatrics Medicine Department, Bambino Gesù Childrens Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Pediatrics Department, Università "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
³ Pediatric Medicine and Infectious Disease, Pediatrics Medicine Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Roma, Italy.

PMID: 24771305
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305617

No abstract available

Keywords: Infectious Diseases; Orthopaedics.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy*
Child
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
Humans
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Glucocorticoids