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Infectious Arthritis specialist Dr. Boris Ratiner offers expert information regarding Infectious Arthritis including Infectious Arthritis symptoms, Infectious Arthritis diagnosis, and common Infectious Arthritis treatments.
What is infectious arthritis? Infectious arthritis causes pain and swelling in the joints. Joints are the places where two or more bones come together. The pain and swelling is called inflammation. The inflammation is caused by a germ. The germ can be a bacterium (back-teer-e-um), a virus, or a fungus. Infectious arthritis normally affects only….Infectious Arthritis
What causes infectious arthritis? Infectious arthritis is caused by a germ that has travelled through the body to a joint. The germ can be a bacterium, a virus or a fungus. The germ may have entered your body through the skin, nose, throat or ears, or through a wound. Often you may have already been….Infectious Arthritis Symptoms
Medications Anti-inflammatory medication is often given to treat the pain and swelling of infectious arthritis. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a type of medication that helps reduce the pain and swelling of the joints and decrease stiffness. However, they do not prevent further joint damage. NSAIDs reduce pain when taken at a low dose, and….Infectious Arthritis Treatments