biostudies-literatureUnknown9(3)Arumalla NThe last British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) guideline on the hot swollen joint (HSJ) was published in 2006. The guideline needs to be updated to provide a summary of the current evidence for investigating and managing a HSJ, with a particular focus on septic arthritis. This guideline is aimed at healthcare professionals in the UK who directly care for people presenting with an HSJ, including front-line clinicians (in general practice and the emergency department), rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, infectious diseases physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, hand therapists, pharmacists, other health professionals and people experiencing an HSJ. It will also be relevant to people with lived experience of the condition as well as organizations that support themRheumatology advances in practicerkaf058https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12167650biostudies-literatureManagement of septic arthritis in adults with a hot swollen joint: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.PMC12167650Jamal BNegi ACarruthers MSyrimi ZCotton CMewar DWilliams ELWilliams EMorgan-Jones RArumalla NHood DShah KJones CButler SGarforth ACompeyrot-Lacassagne SMcLaren ZRose-Parfitt EDonaghy CWilkinson CJayasekera HShaikh MMCiurtin CBritish Society for Rheumatology Guideline Steering GroupKuttikat ARussell MDPalanivel SEllis CGalloway JBMackenzie FMerrison KJoyce CAllen VBRoddy ESaha PRoss Deveau SfalseManagement of septic arthritis in adults with a hot swollen joint: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.The last British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) guideline on the hot swollen joint (HSJ) was published in 2006. The guideline needs to be updated to provide a summary of the current evidence for investigating and managing a HSJ, with a particular focus on septic arthritis. This guideline is aimed at healthcare professionals in the UK who directly care for people presenting with an HSJ, including front-line clinicians (in general practice and the emergency department), rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, infectious diseases physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, hand therapists, pharmacists, other health professionals and people experiencing an HSJ. It will also be relevant to people with lived experience of the condition as well as organizations that support them2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252025-07-27T03:10:44.608Z2025-07-27T03:10:44.608ZS-EPMC121676504052481610.1093/rap/rkaf058