TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rheumatology A1 - Taylor, Todd A1 - Khalid, Usama A1 - Meer, Jehangir A2 - Sherman, Scott C. PY - 2019 T2 - Simon's Emergency Orthopedics, 8e AB - Although more than 100 different causes of arthritis exist, none is more important to the emergency physician than the diagnosis of septic (bacterial) arthritis. Mortality from untreated septic arthritis can be as high as 11%.1 The rapid destruction of articular tissue is inevitable and can occur in as little as 2 to 3 days. Most of the following diagnoses in this chapter are not made primarily in the emergency department (ED); instead, patients will come in for symptom control due to acute exacerbations. There are many overlapping themes found here, but most importantly, the emergency physician must be cautious as many of the following types of arthritis can mimic septic arthritis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1154630759 ER -