BACKGROUND Sternocostoclavicular joint (SCCJ) swelling is an underdiagnosed, albeit important entity in clinical practice. The present study was conducted in order to identify the incidence and common causes of this entity. METHODS Patients presenting to the Orthopaedic Clinic with a swelling of the sternocostoclavicular joint, during the study period of two years were included, and detailed ...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that pustulosis palmaris et plantaris and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are two distinct diseases, and that the associated dermatoses are therefore also distinct diseases. METHODS We prospectively performed clinical, radiological, biological, and bone scan investigations in 23 outpatients with pustolotic arthritis and 23 outpatients with PsA, matched by gender, ag...

Seventeen patients with shoulder pain and radiographic involvement of the sternoclavicular or sternocostal joints, or both, are described. Eleven of these patients also had palmoplantar pustulosis. Histological examination of the joints showed chronic and subacute inflammation, increased osteoblastic activity, and cartilage degeneration. Propionibacterium acnes was cultured in tissue samples fr...

A 68-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer, who had undergone left quadrantectomy 24 years prior, had suffered from palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) and pain in multiple joints and bones for 3 years. Technetium bone scanning showed increased uptake in the sternum, sternocostoclavicular joint, cervical vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and right knee (Picture 1, left). A radiograph of the lumba...

A 45 year old woman presented with swelling and pain on joint movement of her knees, although joint movement was relatively well maintained. Five years previously the patient had been diagnosed as having pustulosis palmoplantaris by a dermatologist. Treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) had no effect, but treatment with 5 mg/day prednisolone caused remission of both the ...

To cite: Baba A, Ojiri H, Takahashi S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213401 DESCRIPTIONF A 47-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to symptoms of trismus and exacerbation of palmoplantar pustulosis. He had been presenting, for 20 years, with refractory and recurrent mandibular osteomyelitis accompanied by palmoplantar pustulos...

OBJECTIVE To retrospectively evaluate the role of the various imaging techniques in the study of the sternocostoclavicular joint, in patients with spondyloarthropathies and other rheumatic conditions and to assess potential pitfalls in the radiological diagnosis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty patients, 11 male and 19 female, mean age 45 years, with involvement of the sternocostoclavicular joint...

Background:  Sternocostoclavicular joint (SCCJ) swelling is an underdiagnosed, albeit important entity in clinical practice. The present study was conducted in order to identify the incidence and common causes of this entity.  Methods:  Patients presenting to the Orthopaedic Clinic with a swelling of the sternocostoclavicular joint, during the study period of two years were included, and detail...