Escherichia coli infection of the finger. A possible cause of dermatitis repens.
A clinical diagnosis suggestive of dermatitis repens was made in a patient in whom a bacterial culture grew Escherichia coli. There was a prompt response after appropriate antibiotic therapy was initiated, and the patient's condition cleared within one week.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*