Changes

**Well known in piglets in their first two months of life

**Well known in piglets in their first two months of life

**Expresses as acute '''fibrinopurulent''' arthritis

**Expresses as acute '''fibrinopurulent''' arthritis

*[[Corynebacterium species|'''''Corynebacterium pyogenes''''']] and [[Staphylococcus spp.|'''''Staphylococci''''']]

*'''''[[Corynebacterium pyogenes]]''''' and [[Staphylococcus spp.|'''''Staphylococci''''']]

**Cause purulent arthritis

**Cause purulent arthritis

**In one or more joints

**In one or more joints

***May remain as chronic arthritis in larger joints

***May remain as chronic arthritis in larger joints

*Infections at any age:

*Infections at any age:

**[[Corynebacterium species|'''''Corynebacterium pyogenes''''']]

**'''''[[Corynebacterium pyogenes]]'''''  

***Suppurative arthrtis

***Suppurative arthrtis

***Often due to pebetrating wound into or close to joints

***Often due to pebetrating wound into or close to joints