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16891922

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
Bacterial arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is an uncommon disorder caused by a variety of microorganisms. Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have been identified as etiologies of an acute suppurative arthritis, whereas a few other bacteria such as mycobacteria and treponemes have been incriminated in chronic disease of the sternoclavicular joint. We recently treated a patient with staphylococcal synovitis of the sternoclavicular joint, which is the 24th recorded in the literature. His illness was complicated by a retrosternal abscess, soft tissue abscess of the chest, septic bursitis, and lumbosacral discitis. He recovered after 6 weeks of nafcillin therapy without any residual infection. Six previous patients with extension into the substernal space and mediastinum have been described. Staphylococcal infection of the sternoclavicular joint, although usually confined to the joint, can be associated with sepsis and metastatic abscess formation as well as substernal extension even in immunocompetent individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1076-1608
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Staphylococcal septic synovitis of the sternoclavicular joint with retrosternal extension.
pubmed:affiliation
Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California 92270, USA. laconemedico@AOL.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports