Pyogenic Arthritis of the Left Sternoclavicular Joint with Clavicular Osteomyelitis and Mediastinal Abscess without Obvious Triggers

sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis with cold abscess

all organ systems may be affected by tuberculosis (tb) but tuberculosis arthritis is responsible for approximately 1% of tb patients. weight bearing joints such as hips and knees are most commonly affected; whereas involvement of sternoclavicular joint with tuberculosis is a very rare disease. in this case report we present a 63-year old woman with tuberculosis of the sternoclavicular joint. he...

Pyogenic Arthritis of the Facet Joint with Concurrent Epidural and Paraspinal Abscess: A Case Report

Pyogenic arthritis of lumber spinal facet joints is an extremely rare condition. There are only 40 reported cases worldwide. Most cases were associated with history of paravertebral injection, which was not found in our patient. At the time of hospital admission, he had no abnormal magnetic resonance image findings. Two weeks later, he developed pyogenic facet joint arthritis associated with pa...

Monarticular septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint.

Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint.

Septic arthritis is a medical emergency that requires immediate action to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. The sternoclavicular joint may have a more insidious onset than septic arthritis at other sites. A high index of suspicion and judicious use of laboratory and radiologic evaluation can help solidify this diagnosis. The sternoclavicular joint is likely to become infected in the ...

[Tuberculosis arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint].

Tuberculosis remains a public health problem in developing country particularly in Tunisia. Bone location of tuberculosis infection is increasing and is often misdiagnosed due to the weakness of clinical presentation in early stages. Sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis is rare and unusual location of this disease. However, antibiotherapy and surgical debridement is still the basis of treatment....