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Infectious Arthritis in Dogs

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Infectiousarthritisindogs,whichisalsoknownassepticarthritis,is
atypeofarthritisthatiscausedbyaninfectioninthefluidandtissues
ofajoint.Itsconsideredaninflammatoryjointdisease,unlike
osteoarthritiswhichisclassifiedasadegenerativejointdisease.
Inflammatoryarthritiscanaffecteitheronejointormultiplejoints,and
itisusuallyrecognizedbysignsofsystemicillnesssuchasfever,
anorexiaandstiffnessinthelimbsandjoints.
CausesofInfectiousArthritis
Bacteriaareoneofthemostcommoncausesofinfectiousarthritisin
dogs.TickbornediseaseslikeRockyMountainSpottedFevercan
introducethebacteriathatleadstoinfectiousarthritis.Bacteriacan
alsoenteryourdog'sbodythroughgumdisease.Becauseofthe
connectionbetweenbacterialarthritisandgumdisease,checking
yourdogsteethandgumsregularlycanbeaneffectivewaytoavoid
arthritiscausedbyinfection.Virusesandfungalinfectionscanalso
causeinfectiousarthritisbutbacterialsourcesarethemost
widespreadandalsothemostdiverse.

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TypesofBacterialArthritis
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LFormbacterialarthritisLformbacteriaarebacteriathathave
nocellwalls.Thisdistinctionmakesthemdifficulttotreat
becausecertainantibodies,suchaspenicillin,arenoteffective
becausetheyworkbyattackingthecellwallsofbacteria.

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RickettsialarthritisRickettsialarthritisiscontractedafterbeing
infectedwithrickettsiaorrickettsialikeorganismsthroughtick
bites.Commontickbornediseasesthatproducerickettsial
arthritisareRockyMountainSpottedFeverandcanine
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SpirochetalarthritisSpirochetalarthritisiscausedby
sphirochetes,aspiralshapedclassofbacteria.Thistypeof
bacteriacausesbothLymediseaseandRelapsingFever.

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Aviralinfectioncanoccasionallycauseapostviralinfectionthat
resultsinjointpainbecauseoftheimmunesystemattackingjoints
whileintheprocessoffightingtheinvadingvirus.Consideredapost
viralinfection,thistypeofarthritisusuallyonlylastsforaboutaweek
butcouldlastlonger,dependingonthetypeofvirusthatcausedthe
infection.

FungalArthritis
Fungalarthritisisararecomplicationofasystemicfungalinfection.
Someofthemostcommonfungiassociatedwiththisdiseaseare:
aspergillusterreus
sporotrichumschenckii
cryptococcusneoformans
blastomycesdermatiditis
coccidioidomycosisimmitis

SymptomsofInfectiousArthritis
Whileinfectiousarthritiscanaffectmultiplelimbs,itusuallyaffects
onlyasinglejoint.Symptomscaninclude:
swelling
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fever
pain
lossofappetite
depression
Physicalsignstowatchforare:
limping
reluctancetowalkorclimbstairs
difficultyrisingfromarestingposition
difficultyfindingacomfortablerestingposition
cryingorwhimperingfornoapparentreason
TreatingInfectiousArthritis
Infectiousarthritiscanbedifficulttodiagnosebecauseclinicalsigns
mightnotindicateaspecificcauseduringtheearlystagesofthe
disease.Propertreatmentrequiresidentifyingthemicroorganisms
involvedsotheproperantibiotics,antiviraldrugs,orantifungaldrugs
canbeused.
Physicalsigns,jointfluidanalysis,radiography,andmicrobiology
testingareperformedtodetermineboththetypeofarthritisandthe
treatmenttobeused.Arthroscopicsurgerycanalsobeperformedto
removetheinfectedsynovialfluidandreducetheswellingand
pressureonthejoint.
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