Bilateral sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis secondary to indwelling central venous catheter: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is rare, comprising approximately 0.5% to 1% of all joint infections. Predisposing causes include immunocompromising diseases such as diabetes, HIV infection, renal failure and intravenous drug abuse. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare ca...

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Autores principales: Pradhan, Charita, Watson, Nicholas FS, Jagasia, Nitin, Chari, Ray, Patterson, Jane E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2390578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18445257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-131

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