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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct;12(5):349-352.
doi: 10.1177/1758573219859466. Epub 2019 Jul 9.

Atypical mycobacterium infection of sternoclavicular joint: A unique case

K Cheema  1 , M Raad  1 , R Sehjal  1 , S Virani  1 , J Relwani  1
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Case Reports

Atypical mycobacterium infection of sternoclavicular joint: A unique case

K Cheema et al. Shoulder Elbow. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

We report a rare case of atypical Mycobacterium intracellulare infection encountered in a left sternoclavicular joint of an immunocompetent patient. The 34-year-old female patient presented with a one-year history of left sternoclavicular joint pain and swelling. The patient had multiple radiological investigations, which were suspicious for an infective cause. The patient had a biopsy of the joint, which returned showing acid-fast bacilli. The patient consequently received a prolonged course of medical treatment for M. intracellulare.

Keywords: mycobacterium; sternoclavicular; tuberculosis.

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Posteroanterior chest radiograph.
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Three-dimensional reconstruction computed tomography.
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Magnetic resonance imaging scan.
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Nuclear medicine whole body.
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Pathology slides of Mycobacterium intracellulare.
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Magnetic resonance imaging post treatment.
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