1. [The Vulnerable Heel of Achilles: Intratendinous Abscess Following a Cat Bite].
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Merschin D, Ekkernkamp A, and Seifert J
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- Abscess diagnostic imaging, Abscess surgery, Achilles Tendon diagnostic imaging, Achilles Tendon surgery, Aged, 80 and over, Animals, Bacillaceae Infections diagnostic imaging, Bacillaceae Infections etiology, Bacillaceae Infections surgery, Bacillus, Bacteroidaceae Infections diagnostic imaging, Bacteroidaceae Infections etiology, Bacteroidaceae Infections surgery, Bacteroides Infections diagnostic imaging, Bacteroides Infections etiology, Bacteroides Infections surgery, Bites and Stings diagnostic imaging, Bites and Stings surgery, Ciprofloxacin therapeutic use, Combined Modality Therapy, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Reoperation, Tendinopathy diagnostic imaging, Tendinopathy surgery, Tendon Injuries diagnostic imaging, Tendon Injuries surgery, Abscess etiology, Achilles Tendon injuries, Bites and Stings complications, Tendinopathy etiology, Tendon Injuries complications
- Abstract
An 83-year-old patient suffered a cat bite dorsally to the Achilles tendon. In the further course, he developed an isolated intratendinous abscess of the Achilles tendon, which was surgically revised twice and subsequently healed with antibiotic treatment. In Germany, about 40,000 bite injuries of different origins occur annually. Most of these injuries are cat or dog bites, while human bites are rare. Although the course is often complicated, there are no standard recommendations for treatment. An intratendinous abscess after animal bite injury has not been described in the literature as yet., Competing Interests: Interessenkonflikt: Nein., (Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)
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- 2017
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