Primary sternal osteomyelitis and septicaemia due to Staphylococcus aureus.
Primary sternal osteomyelitis is rare in these recent decades. Only scattered cases have been reported, most of them in intravenous drug users. We report the case of an 88-y-old woman who presented a primary sternal infection due to Staphylococcus aureus associated with secondary septicaemia. The only predisposing factor was radiotherapy for a malignant tumour of the right mammary gland 20 y ago. Diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic management are briefly discussed.
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Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Laënnec, Creil, France.
Guerin
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Leibinger
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Masmoudi
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents