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Clin Case Rep. 2021 Dec 15;9(12):e05226. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5226. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Clinical case reports

Joana F Pinto, Willian Schmitt

Affiliations

  1. Radiology Department University Hospital Center of Porto Porto Portugal.

PMID: 34950480 PMCID: PMC8673165 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5226

Abstract

Septic arthritis is an unusual manifestation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The sternoclavicular joint is rarely affected, although it should be considered in immunosuppressed patients and users of intravenous drugs.

© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords: human immunodeficiency virus; intravenous drug abuse; septic arthritis; sternoclavicular joint

Conflict of interest statement

All the authors have no conflict of interest do declare.

References

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