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Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis following paraspinal muscle abscess and septic lumbar spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report

BACKGROUND: Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is extremely rare, and usually appears to result from hematogenous spread. Predisposing factors include immunocompromising diseases such as diabetes. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus present...

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Autores principales: Shioya, Nobuki, Ishibe, Yoriko, Kan, Shigenori, Masuda, Takayuki, Matsumoto, Naoya, Takahashi, Gaku, Makabe, Hideyuki, Yamada, Yasuhiko, Endo, Shigeatsu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22702399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-12-7