Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint and osteomyelitis of the proximal clavicle caused by Prevotella melaninogenicus: A case with several features delaying diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 354-359

  Ely, Garnetta M ^a  

^a Genesee Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevotella melaninogenicus; Propionibacterium acnes; Sternoclavicular joint arthritis; Sternoclavicular septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NECK PAIN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT;

EID: 0032784297     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199912000-00011     Document Type: Article

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