Case Reports
Glenohumeral Joint Sepsis After Magnetic Resonance Imaging Arthrogram
Am J Orthop. 2012 June;41(6):277-278
By
Busfield BT
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Benjamin T. Busfield, MD
A 65-year-old patient presented with right shoulder pain that had increased in severity over the preceding 2 days. The pain began after the patient had a gadolinium arthrogram for magnetic resonance imaging for rotator cuff evaluation. Examination and laboratory test findings were consistent with a septic glenohumeral joint and emergent arthroscopic irrigation and debridement were performed. Streptococcus sanguinis was isolated from the intraoperative culture, and the infection resolved after a course of antibiotics.