TY - JOUR
T1 - Sternoclavicular Joint Infection Necessitating Through Skin and Lung Parenchyma
AU - Eckhouse, Shaina R.
AU - Person, Thomas D.
AU - Reed, Carolyn E.
AU - Ikonomidis, John S.
AU - Denlinger, Chadrick E.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Infections of the sternoclavicular joint associated with extensive local soft tissue involvement or abscess formation often require surgical debridement and drainage. This condition typically presents with joint pain, local erythema, and swelling. This case demonstrates the simultaneous extension of a sternoclavicular joint infection into the left upper pulmonary lobe and through the overlying skin.
AB - Infections of the sternoclavicular joint associated with extensive local soft tissue involvement or abscess formation often require surgical debridement and drainage. This condition typically presents with joint pain, local erythema, and swelling. This case demonstrates the simultaneous extension of a sternoclavicular joint infection into the left upper pulmonary lobe and through the overlying skin.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.024
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 20609811
AN - SCOPUS:77953559681
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 90
SP - 309
EP - 311
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -