Spontaneous Intramuscular Abscesses Involving the Rotator Cuff Muscles in Two Cases Presenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Copyright © 2020, East et al..
Spontaneous abscesses involving the rotator cuff muscles are a rare surgical occurrence. Patients with such abscesses are often initially misdiagnosed or there is a significant diagnostic delay. Herein, we report one case of a spontaneous intramuscular abscess involving the subscapularis muscle and a second case of an abscess involving the supraspinatus muscle. There is a multitude of predisposing risk factors to developing an intramuscular abscess formation, which includes immunodeficiency, trauma, injection drug use, concurrent infection, and malnutrition. The most significant risk factor in our cases was poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Poorly controlled diabetes is known to cause impaired clearance of pathogens, predisposing patients to abscess formation. Both patients also delayed presenting to the hospital due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We describe the use of a deltoid-pectoral approach to access the subscapular abscess allowing surgical drainage. The supraspinatus abscess was drained by direct incision. We advocate utilising common and familiar approaches with or without arthroscopy where possible. These cases highlight the importance of early imaging in patients presenting with the physiological signs of infection and idiopathic shoulder pain.
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12 |
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Cureus - 12(2020), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite e11833 |
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Englisch |
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East, Jamie [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 07.12.2020 published: Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.7759/cureus.11833 |
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