"Seal finger".
Two young women developed septic arthritis in an interphalangeal joint following a seal bite. One patient was cured with tetracycline: the other required joint arthrodesis. This entity known as "seal finger" is common among sealers. Although the infection may be cured with tetracycline, in late treated or untreated cases joint destruction may occur. No causative organism has been isolated.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D010872:Caniformia; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D046048:Seals, Earless; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013752:Tetracycline