Septic arthritis of the shoulder is uncommon in adults, and complete dislocation of the glenohumeral joint following septic arthritis is extremely rare. We report a case of pathologic shoulder dislocation secondary to septic arthritis in an intravenous drug abuser.

introduction cephalic tetanus is a rare form of tetanus, defined as trismus and cranial nerve palsy. it has a mortality rate of 15 - 30%. case presentation the purpose of this case report was to present a case of cephalic tetanus with trismus, a rare form of tetanus, in an intravenous drug abuser. timely diagnosis and management prevented progression into the generalized form and made the patie...

A 36-year-old female presented with a 3-day history of increasing shortness of breath, cough with purulent sputum, haemoptysis, pleuretic chest pain, nausea, vomiting and rigors. The patient was an intravenous drug user (IVDU) who smoked 20 cigarettes per day and denied drinking alcohol. Her only past medical history was of mild asthma, for which salbutamol was taken as needed. On examination, ...