Treatment for sternoclavicular joint infections: a multi-institutional study.

Background: Sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) infections are rare and difficult to manage. Surgery is necessary for treatment.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of the university hospital and Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals of all patients treated for SCJ infections since 2001 was conducted.

Successful Treatment of Invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis in an Immunocompromised Patient.

A 59-year-old man undergoing chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia had a bilateral pneumonic process. The right lung subsequently developed several small cavitary lesions extending from the central hilum to the chest wall. Despite medical therapy, repeat imaging demonstrated coalescence into a single, large, central cavitary lesion.