- Case Report
- A Case of Multiple Septic Arthritis by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Kawasaki Disease
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Jae-Hoon Choe, In-Gyu Lee, Kyung-Bae Park, Joon-Soo Park, Young Chang Kim, Hwa-Yong Song, Byung-Heum Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(5):579-582. Published online May 15, 2004
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In Kawasaki disease, arthritis may occur, generally affecting the hands, knees, ankles, or hips. Operations have not usually been needed. We report a case of Kawasaki Disease with multiple septic arthritis which was caused by S. pneumoniae and which needed athrotomy with drainage for both hips, both knees, and both ankle joints. A two year, ten-month-old girl was admitted to... |
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