Acromioclavicular septic arthritis and sternoclavicular septic arthritis with contiguous pyomyositis

• Published in: Clinics in orthopedic surgery Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 131 - 134
• Main Authors: Corey, Sally A, Agger, William A, Saterbak, Andrew T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Orthopaedic Association 01.03.2015; 대한정형외과학회
• Subjects: Acromioclavicular Joint - microbiology; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis; Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology; Arthritis, Infectious - therapy; Case Report; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pyomyositis - diagnosis; Pyomyositis - microbiology; Pyomyositis - therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - complications; Staphylococcal Infections - therapy; Staphylococcus aureus; Sternoclavicular Joint - microbiology; 정형외과학; Osteomyelitis; Infectious arthritis; Sternoclavicular joint; Acromioclavicular joint; Pyomyositis
• ISSN: 2005-291X; 2005-4408
• DOI: 10.4055/cios.2015.7.1.131

Acromioclavicular (AC) and sternoclavicular (SC) septic arthritis with contiguous pyomyositis are rare, especially in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of septic AC joint with pyomyositis of the deltoid and supraspinatus muscles and a separate case with septic SC joint with pyomysitis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Both patients had similar presentations of infections with Staphylococcus aureus and were successfully treated with surgical incision and drainage followed by prolonged antibiotic therapy.