Phaeohyphomycosis Infection Leading to Flexor Tendon Rupture: A Case Report

A rare previously unreported cause of flexor tendon rupture is described. A 66-year-old man presented with a fully extended left middle finger, accompanied by swelling and purulent drainage. Prior to presentation, he had received a steroid injection for left middle finger stenosing tenosynovitis and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hand (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2009-09, Vol.4 (3), p.335-338
Hauptverfasser: Chahal, Jaskarndip, Dhotar, Herman S., Anastakis, Dimitri J.
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Zusammenfassung:A rare previously unreported cause of flexor tendon rupture is described. A 66-year-old man presented with a fully extended left middle finger, accompanied by swelling and purulent drainage. Prior to presentation, he had received a steroid injection for left middle finger stenosing tenosynovitis and subsequently developed culture-proven phaeohyphomycosis fungal infection and secondary enterococcal bacterial infection, requiring pharmacotherapy and incision, drainage, and debridement for abscess formation. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with the diagnosis of closed flexor tendon rupture of the left middle finger. Antifungal and antibiotic therapy followed by two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction was performed. Six months postoperatively, full passive range of motion was achieved and the proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints of the left middle finger actively flexed to 125° and 90°, respectively.
ISSN:1558-9447
1558-9455
DOI:10.1007/s11552-009-9178-7