“Seal finger”
1981; Elsevier BV; Volume: 6; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0363-5023(81)80144-x
ISSN1531-6564
AutoresDaniel P. Mass, William L. Newmeyer, Eugene S. Kilgore,
Tópico(s)Rabies epidemiology and control
ResumoTwo young women developed septic arthritis in an interphalangeal joint following a seal bite. One patient was cured with tetracycline: the other required joint arthrodesis. This entity known as "seal finger" is common among sealers. Although the infection may be cured with tetracycline, in late treated or untreated cases joint destruction may occur. No causative organism has been isolated.
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