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  • Title: [Primary osteomyelitis of sternum].
    Author: Raissadat K, Tetteroo QF.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2000 Aug 19; 144(34):1641-4. PubMed ID: 10972053.
    Abstract:
    Primary osteomyelitis of the sternum is rare, especially in young adults. A 16-year-old boy was admitted to the orthopaedic department with chest pain and fever. The blood culture was positive for Staphylococcus aureus. MRI revealed a retrosternal abcess; a bone scan showed increased local uptake, suggestive of isolated osteomyelitis. Two weeks after the start of treatment with flucloxacillin 1 g 6 times a day i.v. the patient's condition had significantly improved: the pain had subsided and the fever had disappeared. In sternal osteomyelitis early treatment with antibiotics is successful and avoids complications and surgical intervention.
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