Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2015 Feb;48(1):86-89. 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.1.86.
Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis Caused by Actinomyces israelii
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. wschung@hanyang.ac.kr
- 2Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- KMID: 2382235
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.1.86
Abstract
- Primary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare disease. Common infectious organisms causing primary sternal osteomyelitis include Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Actinomyces species are common saprophytes of the oral cavity, but there have been few reports in the literature of primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Actinomyces species. We describe a case of primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Actinomyces israelii without pulmonary involvement.
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