Pediatric septic bursitis: Case report of retrocalcaneal infection and review of the literature

Septic bursitis in children is rarely discussed in the medical literature. This review summarizes the clinical manifestations and management of 10 cas es of septic bursitis involving patients aged <16 years. In every case in t his series, acute trauma was the predisposing condition. Group A streptococ ci were frequently isolated from the infected bursa. Septic bursitis, an un derappreciated infection in children, should be considered in the different ial diagnosis of common childhood conditions.