Sternoclavicular septic arthritis: a series of 5 cases and review of the literature.
Infectious arthritis is a medical emergency whose prognosis, in terms of general morbidity and the final functionality of the joint, depends on rapid diagnosis and treatment. The sternoclavicular joint is an area of low prevalence of this type of arthritis, although its frequency is often concentrated in immunosuppressed patients, users of parenteral drugs or after traumatic events. We present a series of 5 microbiologically documented cases of sternoclavicular septic arthritis, 3 of which occurred in immunocompetent patients, and a short review of this pathology.
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España; Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. Electronic address: cguillen.hrc@salud.madrid.org.
Carlos
C
Guillén Astete
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Yolanda
Y
Aranda García
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Cristina
C
de la Casa Resino
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
María
M
Carpena Zafrilla
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Adela
A
Braña Cardeñosa
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Fernando
F
Roldan Moll
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
César
C
Carballo
Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
Antonio
A
Zea Mendoza
D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000382:microbiology*
Articulación esternoclavicular; Artritis infecciosa; Artritis séptica; Infectious arthritis; Septic arthritis; Sternoclavicular joint