What it is
Joint inflammation caused by rheumatological disease or infection. A hot, severely painful shoulder accompanied by fever may indicate septic arthritis, which is a medical emergency.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Pain, warmth, swelling and marked restriction of movement
- Pain at rest and rapid deterioration
- Fever, chills or feeling generally unwell with infection
- Other affected joints or prolonged morning stiffness in inflammatory disease
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Scientific literature
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Guideline for management of septic arthritis in native joints (SANJO).
Scientific article · 2023
Shoulder
When is medical assessment needed?
Deformity after trauma, sudden inability to raise the arm, loss of sensation or pulse, a hot red shoulder with fever, or pain with chest pressure or breathing difficulty require prompt medical assessment.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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