Inadvertent intra-arterial injection of flucloxacillin.
Flucloxacillin 500 mg in 5 ml water was accidentally injected into a radial artery. This resulted in gangrene of parts of the thumb, index and middle fingers, necessitating amputation. Gangrenous areas requiring skin grafting also occurred in the forearm.
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005542:Forearm; D005734:Gangrene / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008508:Medication Errors
D005436:Floxacillin; D003023:Cloxacillin