A rare case of empyema caused by septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint, successfully treated with surgical drainage.
J Surg Case Rep
; 2024(5): rjae359, 2024 May.
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| ID: mdl-38817792
ABSTRACT
Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare joint infection, and it sometimes leads to a chest wall abscess or mediastinitis. We report a case of a 70-year-old man who was diagnosed with empyema caused by an anterior chest wall abscess extended from septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint. It is very rare that arthritis causes empyema combined with an anterior chest wall abscess, and this is the first report of such a case. The patient was successfully treated with surgical drainage.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
J Surg Case Rep
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón