Serious phlegmonous lesion of the hand following an injury by vegetal thorn: Never forget Pasteurella multocida!

Pasteurella multocida can cause serious infections after dog or cat bite. We report here a rare case of hand infection caused by P. multocida consecutive to an injury by a thorn of the prickly pear. It caused an amputation of the distal phalanx of the thumb in a trisomic patient. It is about a 27-ye...

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Main Authors: A. Maleb, J. Elmalki, O. Bouayadi, Y. Ben Lahlou, M. Frikh, N. Abdeljaouad, A. Lemnouer, H. Yacoubi, M. Elouennass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644017300730