Author(s): Barbeiro Gonçalves, R ; Grenho, A ; Correia, J ; Reis, JE
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4358
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Subject(s): Sternoclavicular joint; Arthritis/septic; Adult; HSM CCT; HSJ ORT
We report a case of complicated sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis in a previously healthy adult with no risk factors. An 83-year-old female presented to the emergency with a 1-week history of right shoulder pain followed by fever and prostration in the last 48 h. Computed tomography (CT) scan findings were consistent with right sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) septic arthritis complicated by periarticular abscess. Emergent surgical debridement was performed by a surgical team composed of orthopaedic and thoracic surgeons, followed by 6 weeks of antibiotic treatment. This case highlights the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a rare septic arthritis location but with frequent complications as well as the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.
