Title
Sternoclavicular brucellar arthritis: A report of 7 cases and a review of the literature
Date Issued
01 January 1993
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract
Objective. To describe the clinical features of sternoclavicular arthritis. Methods. Medical records review of patients with sternoclavicular brucellar arthritis diagnosed and treated in a University Hospital in Lima, Peru. Results. Over a 21-year period, 1,729 cases of brucellosis were diagnosed and treated. Seven patients with sternoclavicular arthritis were identified; 5 had an acute course with current or past evidence of systemic infection. Four patients had involvement of another joint and one of the 7 developed a chest wall abscess. All patients recovered without sequelae. Conclusion. Recovery without sequelae is expected if patients with sternoclavicular brucellar arthritis are promptly diagnosed and treated.
Start page
1184
End page
1186
Volume
20
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Reumatología
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0027165632
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Rheumatology
ISSN of the container
0315162X
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