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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2013; 08(04): 183-186
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-130402
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Clavicular osteomyelitis: A case report and review of the literature

Andre Alcon
a   Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
,
Jessica A. Gold
a   Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
,
Caitlin Hansen
a   Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
,
Avik Chatterjee
a   Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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14 May 2013

14 October 2013

Publication Date:
28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Acute clavicular osteomyelitis is a rare disease, occurring in about 0–7% of all pediatric cases of osteomyelitis. The literature on the topic is sparse. Here we discuss a case of clavicular osteomyelitis and review previous case reports of acute clavicular osteomyelitis in children. In addition, we will review general management principles of osteomyelitis in children as they pertain to clavicular osteomyelitis.

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Acute clavicular osteomyelitis - children