title: Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint.
abstract: An adult patient with isolated septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) caused by Staphylococcus aureus is described. The patient had no underlying diseases other than paronychia, which might have served as the portal of entry. Antibiotic therapy resulted in clinical cure but x-ray revealed progression of the destructive process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery A, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blankstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nerubay
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keren
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horoszowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010304:Paronychia / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D003023:Cloxacillin