Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis by Staphylococcus argenteus. Case Report

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Leonardo Matías Cullari
Gonzalo Quiroga
Gonzalo Martín Viollaz

Abstract

Acromioclavicular septic arthritis is an extremely rare condition that usually occurs in highly vascular joints such as the hip, knee, and shoulder. The most frequently isolated pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus. In this presentation we describe a 56-year-old patient with septic arthritis at the acromioclavicular level, requiring emergency surgical intervention. As another peculiarity, the isolated germ was Staphylococcus argenteus, an extremely rare bacterium in this type of pathology.

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Cullari, L. M., Quiroga, G., & Viollaz, G. M. (2022). Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis by Staphylococcus argenteus. Case Report. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 87(1), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2022.87.1.1384
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Leonardo Matías Cullari, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gonzalo Quiroga, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gonzalo Martín Viollaz, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

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