Osteomyelitis of sternum and rib after breast prosthesis implantation: A rare or underestimated infection?

Sternum and rib osteomyelitis complicated from breast implant infection is rare. We report a case of early sternum and rib osteomyelitis occurred during breast implant infection managed in an inter-regional referral center for bone/joint infections in the south of France.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Seng, Piseth, Alliez, Antoine, Honnorat, Estelle, Menard, Amelie, Casanova, Dominique, Stein, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.12.004
Descripción
Sumario:Sternum and rib osteomyelitis complicated from breast implant infection is rare. We report a case of early sternum and rib osteomyelitis occurred during breast implant infection managed in an inter-regional referral center for bone/joint infections in the south of France.

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