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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Kingella kingae sternoclavicular osteoarthritis
  1. Sérgio Alves1,
  2. Lúcia Rodrigues1,
  3. Mafalda Santos2,
  4. Diana Moreira1
  1. 1Paediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  2. 2Paediatric Orthopedics Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sérgio Alves, sergio_falves{at}hotmail.com

Summary

Sternoclavicular arthritis is an unusual osteoarticular infection and can be associated with severe complications. Cases in a paediatric population are infrequently reported, making this approach challenging. Kingella kingae is an agent of increasing recognition in paediatric invasive infections, principally below 2 years of age. A case of K. kingae osteoarthritis in a 17-month-old child is described with a review of the literature.

  • bone and joint infections
  • orthopaedics
  • paediatrics

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223213

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors SA, LR and DM: manuscript conception. MS: acquisition of data. SA: prepared the manuscript draft with important input from LR, MS and DM. DM: critically reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.