Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis: A case report.
- Author:
In Ho YI
1
;
Hyo Chul YOUN
;
Dae Hyun KIM
;
Soo Cheol KIM
;
Bum Shik KIM
;
Kyu Seok CHO
;
Joo Chul PARK
;
Young Tae KWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea. bskim16@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infection;
Sternum
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anemia, Sickle Cell;
Causality;
Drainage;
Humans;
Injections, Intravenous;
Male;
Malnutrition;
Osteomyelitis*;
Rare Diseases;
Sternum;
Suppuration;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(4):340-342
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare disease. Primary sternal osteomyelitis occurring during childhood is extremely rare; therefore, only eleven cases have been reported in the English language literatures. The predisposing factors of primary sternal osteomyelitis are malnutrition, immune deficiency, intravenous injection, blunt chest trauma, and sickle cell anemia. Drainage of pus with antibiotic therapy is the treatment of choice. We report a case of primary sternal osteomyelitis occurred in a 16-year old boy, who had no predisposing factors, with review of literatures.
