Pregnancy-associated pyogenic sacroiliitis: Case review and review

From: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Background: Pyogenic sacroiliitis occurs infrequently during the peripartum period.

Case: A case at our institution and a review of the literature were analyzed. A total of 15 cases were discovered. The onset of illness was during pregnancy (40% of cases), within 3 weeks postpartum (40%) or post-abortion (20%), and the presentation was usually acute (< 7 days in 67% of cases). Frequent manifestations included localized pain in the hips or buttock, sacroiliac joint tenderness and fever. Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging revealed joint involvement in all cases tested. ...

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