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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Bilateral sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis secondary to indwelling central venous catheter: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Bilateral sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis secondary to indwelling central venous catheter a case report Charita Pradhan1 Nicholas FS Watson 1 Nitin Jagasia2 Ray Chari2 and Jane E Patterson1 Address Department of General Surgery Kings Mill Hospital Mansfield UK and 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kings Mill Hospital Mansfield UK Email Charita Pradhan - charita74@yahoo.com Nicholas FS Watson - nicholas.watson@nottingham.ac.uk Nitin Jagasia - nitinjagasia@hotmail.com Ray Chari - chari.ray@sfh-tr.nhs.uk Jane E Patterson - Jane.Patterson@sfh-tr.nhs.uk Corresponding author Published 29 April 2008 Received 2 November 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 131 doi 10.1186 1752-1947-2-131 Accepted 29 April 2008 This article is available from http www.jmedicalcasereports.cOm content 2 1 131 2008 Pradhan et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is rare comprising approximately 0.5 to 1 of all joint infections. Predisposing causes include immunocompromising diseases such as diabetes HIV infection renal failure and intravenous drug abuse. Case presentation We report a rare case of bilateral sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis in an elderly patient secondary to an indwelling right subclavian vein catheter. The insidious nature of the presentation is highlighted. We also review the literature regarding the epidemiology investigation and methods of treatment of the condition. Conclusion SCJ infections are rare and require a high degree of clinical suspicion. Vague symptoms of neck and shoulder pain may cloud the initial diagnosis as was the case in our patient. Surgical
