what is neonatal septiceamia? how it affects the joints?

Question

my son was diagnosed after birth and his left hip joint got distructed and left leg got shortend. now he is 24 yrs old with good inteligence and body. now the problem is that he cannot squat his legs and he is bending his left knee for balancing. is it curable? will he be able to walk properly? what is septic arthrities? please answer. thank you.

my son was affected by neonatal septiceamia.

Answer 1

septicemia is more commonly known as blood poisoning. It is a widespread, systemic infection. There's no differene between it in a baby and in an adult in its mechanics, it's just termed neonatal septicemia because your son was a baby when he got it.

It isn't the infection itself that causes the destruction of the joints, but the inflammatory reaction your body creates as a response to the infection. It's very similar to rheumatoid arthritis patients in that the inflammation damages the joints, hence the term septic arthritis (arthritis due to infection).

that said, the damage was done 24 years ago, and most likely will not be reversible on its own. There have been many improvements in medication for people with arthritis which encourages joint regrowth to some extent, but none are 100% successful and since your son's damage was done 24 years ago, it's doubtful that it would work at all.

Hip replacements, if it's painful enough or debilitating enough may be an option. If you don't have one already, try talking to an orthopedist, a rheumatologist is probably not helpful at this point.

Answer 2

Neonatal septicamia is a fairly common neonatal infection in underdeveloped countries like India, where hygiene is the last priority among health care workers and carers. It is nothing but poisoning of the blood by bugs like bacteria, virus, fungus. When it affects the whole body, it is called septicaemia. It is a potentially fatal condition unless diagnosed and treated early. The causative agent is to be recognised early and appropriate treatment is to be started early. Even then, there are some major sequelae like Septic arthritis, wherein the infection has spread to the joints and has affected the bones. This leads to damage to the growing end of the bone and thus limb shortening.
Now that your son is 24 years old, it is too late to do anything to cure it. His hip joint has already been affected and it has healed with wide spread scarring and stunted bone growth. However he is likely to be a candidate for Arthritis of hip joint in future, which you can delay (but not avoid/prevent).

Answer 3

Has your son discussed this with his physician? Septicemia is a bacterial infection that gets into the bloodstream. This sometimes happens with newborns, especially in boys after they are circumsized or has other surgeries as an infant regardless of gender. It also happens with people of any age. Only a physician could answer if deformity could be corrected and prognosis. I do hope you will encourage him to seek medical advice because of his young age. It would be a shame to go through life in his condition if it could be corrected. Medical science has come a long way in the last 24 years. What was unheard of then is common practice now. Good luck to him and thank you for being a concerned mother.

Answer 4

http://www.petplace.com/horses/equine-neonatal-septicemia/page1.aspx

http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/breeding/tha-infect.shtml

i went through the internet trying to find some information for you and it seems this is something animals get?! i am not sure why a doctor is saying your son has it ? all i can find is the symptoms in animals and what is or was done because of that

i pasted those sites on there in case you did want to check them out . im not sure maybe it is possible for humans to get some of the same things that animals can get - :(

im sorry i am not much help but i do wish you luck in getting it figured out maybe these sites can lead you in the right direction

good luck!

Answer 5

septiceamia is an infection of the blood. Like any infection this can be treated with high potent antibiotics, besides, a lot of assurance, and exercise and a good diet.

Answer 6

his got to 24 like it he wont get any better i am afraid,he now has arthritis caused by the joint defect that is what it means

Answer 7

From what I gather, it is immune related. If it is, there may be some effective approach.

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Take care!

Answer 8

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