Sternoclavicular osteomyelitis: a new complication of misplaced tracheostomy tube.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.073.
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Abstract
We report a patient who presented with erythema and swelling over the chest and neck several days after the placement of a tracheostomy tube. Sternoclavicular osteomyelitis and anterior mediastinal abscess occurred, as complications of inadvertent pretracheal tracheostomy tube placement, which were treated with right sternoclavicular resection and mediastinal drainage.
Medical subject headings
- Osteomyelitis
- Sternoclavicular Joint
- Tracheostomy