ACUTE FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS CAUSED BY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 60 (12) , 993-995
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07520.x
Abstract
A case of acute flexor tenosynovitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a previously well male truck driver is described. The importance of specimen collection and processing in establishing a microbiological diagnosis is emphasized. Early surgical drainage and treatment with penicillin resulted in rapid resolution of the infection and a return to full function of the hand.Keywords
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