An Unusual Case of Sternoclavicular Joint Infection and Lung Abscess

作     者：Carina Rolo Silvestre Ricardo Cordeiro Daniel Duarte Hugo Ferreira Carla Cardoso Teresa Falcao António Domingos 

作者机构：Pulmonology DepartmentCentro Hospitalar do OesteTorres VedrasPortugal Cardiothoracic Surgery DepartmentCentro Hospitalar Lisboa NorteLisboaPortugal 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases》 (呼吸病期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第10卷第2期

页      面：43-48页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Lung Abscess Septic Arthritis Sternoclavicular Joint Diabetes Mellitus 

摘      要：Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare and serious infection. A delay in the diagnosis may lead to serious complications. The appropriate medical and surgical treatment is crucial to the outcome. This article aims to report our experience in the successful management of sternoclavicular joint infection complicated with a lung infection. The authors present an unusual case of sternoclavicular joint infection extending into lung parenchyma with lung abscess formation in a diabetic patient, with uncontrolled diabetes that was successfully treated. At revaluation, he was asymptomatic with no evidence of relapse. Although sternoclavicular joint infection is a rare condition we highlight the importance of clinician’s awareness for an early diagnosis and treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgery.