Seal finger

Seal finger

We considered erysipeloid, Vibrio vulnificus infection, and seal finger (also known as "spekk" or "blubber" finger) as possible diagnoses. Outside Scandinavia, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic, seal finger is regarded as unusual. It is probably caused by marine mycoplasma found...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2004-07, Vol.364 (9432), p.448-448
Hauptverfasser: Lewin, Matthew R, Knott, Peter, Lo, Marvin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Animals
Antibiotics
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Finger Injuries - microbiology
Fingers
Fingers & toes
General aspects
Humans
Infections
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Occupational hazards
Patients
Seals, Earless - microbiology
Vibrio Infections - diagnosis
Vibrio Infections - drug therapy
Vibrio vulnificus
Wound Infection - drug therapy
Wound Infection - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:We considered erysipeloid, Vibrio vulnificus infection, and seal finger (also known as "spekk" or "blubber" finger) as possible diagnoses. Outside Scandinavia, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic, seal finger is regarded as unusual. It is probably caused by marine mycoplasma found in mouths and bodily waste of Pinnipedia.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16768-8