Muqeeth Mushtaq, Shalini Akunuri

A RARE CASE OF CHYLOUS JOINT EFFUSION AND SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN A PAEDIATRIC PATIENT

  • General Medicine
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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  • General Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • General Environmental Science
  • General Medicine
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Chylous joint effusions have not been reported in paediatric patients till date. Chylous arthritis are infrequent conditions characterized by their macroscopic milky appearance. Their detection warrants a detailed evaluation to look for the possible aetiology as the condition is associated with varied illnesses. Also, to consider is that at onset they may mimic infectious arthritis. The macroscopic appearance of milky versus purulent uid can be challenging to distinguish between chylous and septic arthritis. A detailed history and microscopic examination of the joint uid can accurately differentiate both. This case report describes a child who presented with post-traumatic hip joint pain and swelling which was initially thought to be due to septic arthritis but later unfolding to reveal a co-existent chylous joint effusion, the later complicated by the former.

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