Conservative Management of Streptococcus pyogenes Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis

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SangMin Kim Evert A. Sugarbaker M. Blair Marshall

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SangMin Kim
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

A B S T R A C T

We present a case of sternoclavicular septic arthritis (SCSA) in a 50-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and vomiting after a bout of pharyngitis. Subsequent SCSA was diagnosed and treated with antibiotics. Strep pharyngitis could be a risk factor for SCSA in healthy patients, and conservative management may be adequate in treating strep A SCSA, depending on the patient’s risk factors and presentation. Our report reveals the necessity for establishing meaningful measures in staging and management to minimize risks of unnecessary harm.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 28, Oct 2022
Accepted: Thu 24, Nov 2022
Published: Mon 19, Dec 2022

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© 2023 SangMin Kim. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.AJSCR.2022.04.03