title: Sternoclavicular joint infection necessitating through skin and lung parenchyma.
abstract: Infections of the sternoclavicular joint associated with extensive local soft tissue involvement or abscess formation often require surgical debridement and drainage. This condition typically presents with joint pain, local erythema, and swelling. This case demonstrates the simultaneous extension of a sternoclavicular joint infection into the left upper pulmonary lobe and through the overlying skin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Shaina R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Eckhouse
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Person
authors.forename: Carolyn E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.forename: Chadrick E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Denlinger
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*