A fever and symptoms of infection in or around a joint may mean your child has a serious muscle, joint, or bone condition, such as osteomyelitis or infectious arthritis. Symptoms include:
- New swelling.
- Severe pain.
- Sudden redness.
- Warm to the touch in or around a joint.
- Bone pain.
- Painful or limited movement of joints.
- Drainage of pus.
A child who has a fever and any signs of a serious muscle or bone infection needs immediate medical evaluation.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Editor | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Last Updated | April 24, 2007 |
Author:Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Last Updated: 04/24/2007
