Osteomyelitis of the great toe secondary to phlebotomy
Puczynski, M.S.; Dvonch, V.M.; Menendez, C.E.; Caldwell, C.C.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 190: 239-240
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 6488637 Document Number: 234662
A premature infant developed Staphylococcus osteomyelitis secondary to multiple punctures of the great toe for drawing blood. The infection responded well to antibiotic therapy.
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