Title of article :
Dropped Head Syndrome in a Patient with Aeromonas hydrophila-induced Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder
Author/Authors :
Wang, Sheng-Huei National Defense Medical Center - Tri-Service General Hospital - Department of Internal Medicine, Taiwan , Juan, Chun-Jung NationalDefense Medical Center - Tri-Service General Hospital - Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Taiwan , Lin, Te-Yu National Defense Medical Center - Tri-Service General Hospital - Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Taiwan
From page :
850
To page :
852
Abstract :
Septic arthritis of the shoulder is very rarely caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of painful shoulder for 2 weeks and dropped head for 1 week prior to admission. A. hydrophila was isolated from a culture of purulent synovial fluid. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed profuse abscess collection between the right infraspinatus muscle and trapezius muscle and swelling of the right and left paraspinatus muscles, which suggested myositis-related dropped head syndrome. After surgery with arthrotomy, function of the shoulder and neck extensors was significantly improved.
Keywords :
Aeromonas hydrophila , dropped head syndrome , septic arthritis
Journal title :
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Journal title :
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Record number :
2545464
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