Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis and Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis with Contiguous Pyomyositis.
10.4055/cios.2015.7.1.131
- Author:
Sally A COREY
1
;
William A AGGER
;
Andrew T SATERBAK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Infectious arthritis;
Osteomyelitis;
Pyomyositis;
Acromioclavicular joint;
Sternoclavicular joint
- MeSH:
*Acromioclavicular Joint/microbiology;
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage;
Arthritis, Infectious/diagnosis/microbiology/*therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Pyomyositis/diagnosis/microbiology/*therapy;
Staphylococcal Infections/complications/*therapy;
*Staphylococcus aureus;
*Sternoclavicular Joint/microbiology
- From:Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
2015;7(1):131-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acromioclavicular (AC) and sternoclavicular (SC) septic arthritis with contiguous pyomyositis are rare, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of septic AC joint with pyomyositis of the deltoid and supraspinatus muscles and a separate case with septic SC joint with pyomysitis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Both patients had similar presentations of infections with Staphylococcus aureus and were successfully treated with surgical incision and drainage followed by prolonged antibiotic therapy.
