Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review
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Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Primary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare clinical entity generally caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Although rare it carries significant morbidity including spread to mediastinal structures and even mortality. Diagnosis is generally made on clinical suspicion in a patient with and anterior chest pain and swelling, fever and raised inflammatory markers. Management is gene...
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عنوان ژورنال: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2169-7574
DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000002120