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KMID : 0361620070420050696
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2007 Volume.42 No. 5 p.696 ~ p.699
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Syphilitic Osteomyelitis of the Clavicular Shaft Mimicking a Malignant Bone Tumor
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Kim Dong-Soo
Kim Yong-Min
Choi Eui-Sung
Shon Hyun-Chul
Park Kyoung-Jin
Cui Hu-Shan
Lee Ok-Jun
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Abstract
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Skeletal lesions such as osteomyelitis induced by acquired syphilis are rarely encountered except in the neuropathic joints of tertiary syphilis. The authors experienced syphilitic osteomyelitis of the clavicle in a 51 year-old lady. The lesion seemed to be a malignant tumor radiologically, but diagnosis was not achieved even by biopsy. However, thorough serologic examinations enabled an accurate diagnosis and the disease was controlled effectively by antibiotics, including penicillin injections. The authors report this case and include a review of the literature, which describes the rarity and clinical significance of this condition.
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KEYWORD
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Clavicle, Syphilitic osteomyelitis, Bone tumor
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