DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)

Bacterial

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Gram-negative Bacteremia

Haemophilus influenzae (patients younger than 5 years of age)

Escherichia coli

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Others

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococci

Mycobacterium

Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium marinum

Others

Fungal

Sporothrix schenckii

Coccidioides immitis

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Candida

Cryptococcus neoformans

Viral

Mumps

Rubella

Alpha Viruses

Hepatitis A and B

Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum-Fifth's Disease)