title: Isolated sternoclavicular joint arthritis in heroin addicts and/or HIV positive patients: three cases.
abstract: The authors describe three patients in whom septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) occurred, drug addiction and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection representing the predisposing conditions. Infectious arthritis is well known in intravenous drug users, but it is rare in HIV positive patients, who are prone to bacterial infections from usual or unusual microorganisms. In one case, staphylococcus aureus methicillin sensitive was responsible for septic arthritis. In another case, SCJ infection was associated with pneumonitis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rheumatology, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Covelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lapadula
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pipitone
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Numo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pipitone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin