Osteomyelitis of sternum and rib after breast prosthesis implantation: A rare or underestimated infection?

Osteomyelitis of sternum and rib after breast prosthesis implantation: A rare or underestimated infection?

Sternum and rib osteomyelitis complicated from breast implant infection is rare. We report a case of early sternum and rib osteomyelitis occurred during breast implant infection managed in an inter-regional referral center for bone/joint infections in the south of France.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Piseth Seng, Antoine Alliez, Estelle Honnorat, Amelie Menard, Dominique Casanova, Andreas Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Sternum osteomyelitis
Rib osteomyelitis
Breast implant infection
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacteria
Human
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091400047X

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