Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis Caused by Acupuncture over the Posterior Neck
| Autor: | Tzong-Luen Wang, Bang-Min Liu, Shihwen Hung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Left sternoclavicular joint Sternoclavicular joint lcsh:R Arthritis lcsh:Medicine Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia medicine.disease Surgery sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis acupuncture medicine.anatomical_structure Internal Medicine Acupuncture Medicine Septic arthritis Upper chest pain Adverse effect business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2284-2594 |
| Popis: | Acupuncture has been used therapeutically for thousands of years and is considered a relatively safe procedure. Sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) arthritis is a rare joint infection and has never been reported as an adverse event of acupuncture. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with progressive left neck, shoulder and upper chest pain after acupuncture. A computerized tomography (CT) scan revealed septic arthritis over the left sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia was noted. The patient was discharged uneventfully after intravenous antibiotic treatment. SCJ septic arthritis should be considered if unilateral neck and upper chest pain occurs after acupuncture. |
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