Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2006 Apr;39(4):340-342.
Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis: A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea. bskim16@khmc.or.kr
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, East West Neo Medical Center, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
Abstract
- Primary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare disease. Primary sternal osteomyelitis occurring during childhood is extremely rare; therefore, only eleven cases have been reported in the English language literatures. The predisposing factors of primary sternal osteomyelitis are malnutrition, immune deficiency, intravenous injection, blunt chest trauma, and sickle cell anemia. Drainage of pus with antibiotic therapy is the treatment of choice. We report a case of primary sternal osteomyelitis occurred in a 16-year old boy, who had no predisposing factors, with review of literatures.
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