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Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis and Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis with Contiguous Pyomyositis |
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| Authors: | Sally A Corey William A Agger Andrew T Saterbak |
| Institution: | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.;*Department of Infectious Disease, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA.;†Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA. |
| Abstract: | Acromioclavicular (AC) and sternoclavicular (SC) septic arthritis with contiguous pyomyositis are rare, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of septic AC joint with pyomyositis of the deltoid and supraspinatus muscles and a separate case with septic SC joint with pyomysitis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Both patients had similar presentations of infections with Staphylococcus aureus and were successfully treated with surgical incision and drainage followed by prolonged antibiotic therapy. |
| Keywords: | Infectious arthritis Osteomyelitis Pyomyositis Acromioclavicular joint Sternoclavicular joint |