Chest Swelling and Fever in an Intravenous Drug User
This case report describes a sternoclavicular infection in an IV drug user. The history and physical exam suggested an abscess. In the emergency department (ED) the patient refused incision and drainage but did consent to simple needle aspiration. Subsequent culture of the aspirate revealed Pseudomo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2008-05-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1cj4g13t |