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Infectious costochondritis

心胸外科

Common symptoms

第2肋软骨痛、胸痛、骨质破坏、心脏刺痛、软组织肿胀、脓肿

The pathology of disease

Infectious costochondritis is bacterial infection of costochondral joint; pain/swelling; post-sternotomy/trauma.

Symptoms

Chest wall pain; erythema; swelling; fever; localized tenderness

Causes

Staph aureus; post-surgery; trauma; immunosuppression.

Treatment

Antibiotics; surgical debridement if abscess

Dept

Thoracic surgery / infectious disease.

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