Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis Caused by Parvimonas micra and Fusobacterium nucleatum Infection with Intra-articular Corticosteroid Administration

Sternoclavicular septic arthritis is a rare form of septic arthritis that can lead to fatal complications, such as abscess formation and mediastinitis, in the absence of prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment. A man in his 40s presented with pain in the right sternoclavicular joint area, and after a joint injection of steroids was administered, he was diagnosed with septic sternoclavicular arthritis caused by Parvimonas micra and Fusobacterium nucleatum. Gram staining of a specimen obtained from the abscess formation area led to early suspicion of anaerobic infection, and appropriate antibiotics were administered.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 63(2024), 2 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 341-344

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saishoji, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Mori, Keisuke [VerfasserIn]
Izumi, Yasumori [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Case report
Fusobacterium nucleatum
Intra-articular corticosteroid injection
Journal Article
Parvimonas micra
Sternoclavicular septic arthritis

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Date Completed 16.01.2024

Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.1563-23

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357005279