Blastomycosis infection of the hand

Blastomycosis is an uncommon cause of infection in the hand. Fungal infection should be suspected in any case when expected improvement does not occur with appropriate antibiotic therapy and wound care. We describe a rare case of primary blastomycosis of the hand that progressed to severe soft tissu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of plastic surgery 1994-09, Vol.33 (3), p.330-332
Hauptverfasser:	BERGMAN, B. A, BROWN, R. E, KHARDORI, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amphotericin B - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Blastomyces - isolation & purification Blastomycosis - drug therapy Blastomycosis - microbiology Blastomycosis - pathology Female Hand Dermatoses - microbiology Hand Dermatoses - pathology Hand Dermatoses - therapy Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Mycoses Mycoses of the osteoarticular system
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Zusammenfassung:	Blastomycosis is an uncommon cause of infection in the hand. Fungal infection should be suspected in any case when expected improvement does not occur with appropriate antibiotic therapy and wound care. We describe a rare case of primary blastomycosis of the hand that progressed to severe soft tissue destruction and significant loss of hand function.
ISSN:	0148-7043 1536-3708
DOI:	10.1097/00000637-199409000-00018