Sternoclavicular brucellar arthritis: a report of 7 cases and a review of the literature.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical features of sternoclavicular arthritis.


METHODS
Medical records review of patients with sternoclavicular brucellar arthritis diagnosed and treated in a University Hospital in Lima, Peru.


RESULTS
Over a 21-year period, 1,729 cases of brucellosis were diagnosed and treated. Seven patients with sternoclavicular arthritis were identified; 5 had an acute course with current or past evidence of systemic infection. Four patients had involvement of another joint and one of the 7 developed a chest wall abscess. All patients recovered without sequelae.


CONCLUSIONS
Recovery without sequelae is expected if patients with sternoclavicular brucellar arthritis are promptly diagnosed and treated.
Berrocal
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Department of Medicine (Rheumatology), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima.
Gotuzzo
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Calvo
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Carrillo
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Castañeda
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Alarcón
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint