Phalangeal osteomyelitis due to nail biting
Tosti, A.; Peluso, A.M.; Bardazzi, F.; Morelli, R.; Bassi, F.
Acta Dermato-Venereologica 74(3): 206-207
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5555 PMID: 7915463 Document Number: 431166
The authors report a 39-year-old man who developed a phalangeal osteomyelitis of the right thumb in consequence of nail biting. Cultures grew Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment with intravenous teicoplamine 400 mg/day for 3 weeks resulted in complete cure of infection.
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