Author/Authors :
Metanat، Maliheh نويسنده , , Sharifi-Mood، Batool نويسنده Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center,Zahedan University of Medical Sciences,Zahedan,Iran , , Bahremand، Fatemeh نويسنده Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center,
Boo-Ali Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan,
IR Iran , , Sharifi Mood، Farnoosh نويسنده Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran , , Sharifi، Roshanak نويسنده School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical
Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran ,
Abstract :
Osteochondritis is a joint condition in which bone underneath the
cartilage of a joint destroys due to lack of blood flow. Then bone and
cartilage can break, causing pain and sometimes affecting joint motion
and skin around the involved joint might be swollen and tender.
Osteochondritis occurs most commonly in the knee, but also occurs in
elbows, ankles and other joints. Decreased blood flow to the end of the
affected bone due to trauma is the main cause, but there might be a
genetic component, making some persons more susceptible to get this
disorder. Some infections such as brucellosis can lead to
osteochondritis. Bone and joint complications are common in brucellosis,
but osteochondritis of sternoclavicular joint is a rare presentation.
Here, we presented a 34-year-old woman referred to our hospital for
fever, chills and arthralgia in the sternoclavicular joint, which has
been started two months before admission. Finally, with more
evaluations, we found that she had sternoclavicular osteochondritis due
to brucellosis. Although, brucellosis can cause arthritis more in knee,
elbow and hip and causes spondylodiscitis, osteochondritis of
sternoclavicular joint is very rare in brucella infection.
