Dropped Head Syndrome in a Patient with Aeromonas hydrophila-induced Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder.
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Sheng-Huei Wang; Chun-Jung Juan; Te-Yu Lin
- Source
- Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM). Dec2014, Vol. 17 Issue 12, p850-852. 3p.
- Subject
- *SHOULDER pain
*INFECTIOUS arthritis
*DROPPED head syndrome
*GRAM-negative bacteria
*ABSCESSES
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*RADIOGRAPHY
- Language
- ISSN
- 1029-2977
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]