A foreign body related actinomycosis of a finger.
An extremely rare case of foreign body related actinomycosis of the finger is described. To the best of our knowledge, this condition had not been previously reported. Subtotal excisional biopsy followed by penicillin therapy eventually yielded a well functioning finger.
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged