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We describe a case of native AC joint septic arthritis due to S. intermedius in a patient with multiple predisposing factors and highlight diagnostic and management considerations. Methods: We report the clinical course of a 72-year-old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus who presented with progressive right shoulder pain, erythema, and swelling following recurrent minor skin abrasions from a newly adopted dog. Initial management for presumed inflammatory shoulder pathology included brief systemic corticosteroids and an ultrasound-guided intra-articular ketorolac injection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed after symptom progression. The patient underwent operative irrigation and debridement with collection of synovial fluid and deep tissue cultures. Blood cultures and transthoracic echocardiography were obtained to evaluate for systemic involvement. Results: MRI demonstrated multiloculated periarticular abscesses and osteolysis centered on the AC joint. Operative cultures yielded high colony counts of S. intermedius from synovial fluid and deep tissues. Blood cultures and echocardiography were negative. The patient required multiple operative debridements with irrigation, adjunctive local antibiotic therapy, and prolonged targeted \u03b2-lactam treatment. Clinical and radiographic improvement was achieved following surgical source control and antimicrobial therapy. Conclusions: Native AC joint septic arthritis due to S. intermedius is rare. Older age, uncontrolled diabetes, recent intra-articular intervention, and possible zoonotic inoculation from canine wound licking may represent contributory risk factors. Early imaging, prompt surgical source control, and guideline-concordant antimicrobial therapy are essential when bone and soft tissue involvement is present.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/idr18020021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]],"date-time":"2026-02-26T09:31:32Z","timestamp":1772098292000},"page":"21","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Streptococcus intermedius Septic Arthritis of the Acromioclavicular Joint with Periarticular Abscesses in an Elderly Man with Diabetes and Recent Canine Exposure: A Case Report and Literature Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4650-0268","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gabriel A.","family":"Godart","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3729-9724","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vidit","family":"Yadav","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth P.","family":"Wellings","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rupert O.","family":"Stanborough","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vincent C.","family":"Zummo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bryan D.","family":"Springer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ravi V.","family":"Durvasula","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sammer M.","family":"Elwasila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Issa, E., Salloum, T., and Tokajian, S. 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