Bilateral supraclavicular abscesses following trigger point injections.

Frank J Salamone, Karthik Kanamalla, Swachchhanda Songmen, Joshua Sapire

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Frank J SalamoneFrank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, 370 Bassett Rd, North Haven, CT 06473, USA.

Karthik KanamallaFrank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, 370 Bassett Rd, North Haven, CT 06473, USA.

Swachchhanda SongmenSt. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA.

Joshua SapireSt. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA.

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Abstract

A 54-year-old-woman presented to the emergency department with worsening bilateral shoulder pain six days after trigger point injections in the bilateral supraclavicular areas for chronic pain. A computed tomography scan of the neck revealed bilateral irregular rim enhancing fluid collections. Image-guided percutaneous drainage resulted in marked improvement and near complete resolution by 17 days post-drainage. This case demonstrates the need for early detection of soft-tissue infection and abscess formation related to interventional pain procedures to avoid potentially life-threatening complications, such as Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

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AbscessInterventional painPercutaneous drainageTrigger point injection

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PMID34295446

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.032

PMCPMC8282958

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