Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis in an Infant

Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis is a rare, though well known infectious process of the flexor tendon sheath of the hand. This condition is generally diagnosed in adults by the observance of the four Kanavel signs. Application of the Kanavel signs to diagnosis in the pediatric population, however, is o...

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Autores principales: Gragg, James I., Olsen, Ryder, Stringham, S. Briant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849416
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.31521
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description Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis is a rare, though well known infectious process of the flexor tendon sheath of the hand. This condition is generally diagnosed in adults by the observance of the four Kanavel signs. Application of the Kanavel signs to diagnosis in the pediatric population, however, is of unknown utility. We present the case of a 13-month-old male with pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis who presented with all four of the Kanavel signs.
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spelling pubmed-59654252018-05-30 Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis in an Infant Gragg, James I. Olsen, Ryder Stringham, S. Briant Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis is a rare, though well known infectious process of the flexor tendon sheath of the hand. This condition is generally diagnosed in adults by the observance of the four Kanavel signs. Application of the Kanavel signs to diagnosis in the pediatric population, however, is of unknown utility. We present the case of a 13-month-old male with pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis who presented with all four of the Kanavel signs. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5965425/ /pubmed/29849416 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.31521 Text en © 2017 Gragg et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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