title: Late infection of hand implant after a dental procedure: a case report.
abstract: A 78-year-old woman with a silicone implant in her first carpometacarpal joint had acute inflammation and lymphangitis beginning 24 hours after a dental root canal procedure. The infection resolved after implant removal and debridement of the residual carpometacarpal space. Although this is a rare event, the use of prophylactic antibiotics to protect implants in the hand should be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Skoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011424:Propionibacterium; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers