BMC emergency medicine
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BMC emergency medicine · Jun 2012
Case ReportsSternoclavicular joint septic arthritis following paraspinal muscle abscess and septic lumbar spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report.
Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is extremely rare, and usually appears to result from hematogenous spread. Predisposing factors include immunocompromising diseases such as diabetes. ⋯ Diabetic patients with S. aureus bacteremia may be at risk of severe musculoskeletal infections via hematogenous spread.