Septic Arthritis
Acute infection of the joints can be caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Bacterial infections occur most frequently. The terms septic arthritis, infectious arthritis, and acute suppurative pyarthrosis are used…
PEDIATRICS
Retroperitoneal Infections
Retroperitoneal infections consist primarily of suppurative bacterial infections that originate within the retroperitoneal structures. In children, these infections are much less common than intraabdominal infections; however, they can lead to…
Peritonitis and Intraabdominal Abscess
Intraabdominal infection can be a life-threatening condition that occurs spontaneously or as a result of intraabdominal disease, injury, or surgery. Given the compartmental anatomy and physiology of the abdominal cavity,…
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis was thought to be an uncommon cause of abdominal pain in children and a disease primarily of adults. Because of better recognition of symptoms in children and the more…
Pyogenic Liver Abscess
Pyogenic liver abscesses are encountered infrequently in healthy children and generally have been reported more commonly in the compromised pediatric host. The rarity of liver abscesses may be explained partly…
Appendicitis and Pelvic Abscess
The ability to diagnose appendicitis accurately in a child continues to be one of the most fundamental skills that a pediatric surgeon has to master, although making the diagnosis often…
Reye Syndrome
A syndrome involving the acute onset of encephalopathy associated with fatty metamorphosis of the liver and occurring primarily in children was described first by Reye and colleagues in Australia and…
Whipple Disease
Over the past 20 years there has been an explosion of knowledge about Whipple disease. It is now known that Whipple bacillus causes not only classic Whipple disease, a rare,…
Cholangitis and Cholecystitis
Cholangitis The term cholangitis refers to inflammation of the extrahepatic or intrahepatic biliary system. Acute cholangitis is most often a consequence of infection in the setting of biliary tract disease…
