Southern Medical Journal, July 1st, 2004
Abstract: Most cases of Pseudomonas pyarthrosis affecting the sternoclavicular joint have been reported in immunosuppressed intravenous drug users. We report a case of Pseudomonas pyarthrosis in a man who was otherwise immunocompetent, except for his age. A 66-year-old white man presented to the clinic with a 1-month history of right-sided shoulder and arm pain associated with swelling of the upper part of the chest in the region of the right sternoclavicular joint. The chest radiograph revealed opacity in the right superior mediastinum. Computed tomography scan of the chest confirmed a mass...
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