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ACUTE FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS CAUSED BY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
Author(s) -
Wise Keith A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07520.x
Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus pneumoniae , tenosynovitis , shock (circulatory) , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
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.