Thorn-induced Alternaria Flexor tenosynovitis of the hand

A thorn puncture to the hand is a common, usually minor childhood injury. A 6-year-old boy developed Alternaria tenosynovitis as a complication of thorn penetration into the digital flexor tendon sheath. He was successfully treated with tenosynovectomy and a prolonged course of itraconazole.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2001-11, Vol.20 (11), p.1097-1098
Hauptverfasser:	Brady, Rebecca C, Sommerkamp, T Greg
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alternaria - drug effects Alternaria - isolation & purification Alternaria - pathogenicity Antifungal Agents - pharmacology Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Child Chronic Disease Diagnosis, Differential Finger Injuries - complications Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Itraconazole - pharmacology Itraconazole - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Mycoses Mycoses of the skin Synovial Membrane - microbiology Tenosynovitis - drug therapy Tenosynovitis - microbiology Tenosynovitis - surgery Wounds, Penetrating - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	A thorn puncture to the hand is a common, usually minor childhood injury. A 6-year-old boy developed Alternaria tenosynovitis as a complication of thorn penetration into the digital flexor tendon sheath. He was successfully treated with tenosynovectomy and a prolonged course of itraconazole.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/00006454-200111000-00022