What is Infectious Arthritis?

Infectious Arthritis
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Infectious arthritis is a painful infection in the joint. Infectious arthritis usually occurs in only one joint.

Examples of infectious arthritis include:

  • Lyme arthritis
  • Mycobacterial arthritis
  • Suppurative arthritis
  • Viral arthritis