Primary sternal osteomyelitis in a 40 days old infant: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Primary sternal osteomyelitis is extremely rare in children and only very few cases have been reported in the international literature.

Case Presentation: A 40 days old Caucasian infant was referred to our clinic with a 4 days history of fever and malaise, accompanying a painful swelling of four days duration involving the lower end of the sternum. Examination revealed a 2 cm swelling which was fixed to the underlying bone.