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Year |
2004 |
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Question Number |
24. |
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Category |
Shoulder and Elbow |
Question
A 35-year-old man who is a known IV drug abuser has had increasing pain and swelling around his sternum for the past few weeks. Examination reveals painful swelling around the left sternoclavicular joint. Radiographs are normal. Laboratory studies show normal CBC and WBC counts, and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is only minimally elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?
1- Osteolysis of the medial clavicle
2- Idiopathic hyperostosis of the medial clavicle
3- Transient anterior instability of the sternoclavicular joint
4- Osteoarthritis of the sternoclavicular joint
5- Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint
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