Primary septic arthritis of the manubriosternal joint in a heroin user.
A 20-year-old heroin user developed staphylococcus septic arthritis of the manubrium joint. The diagnosis was established by a culture of the infected tissue and blood culture. The clinical impression was aided by 99mTc radionuclide scintimetry. Early diagnosis localized the infection. Immediate antibiotic therapy solved a problem in the sternum that seems not to have been reported in the English literature.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008371:Manubrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium
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