title: Infection after fingertip injury in children.
abstract: We describe two cases of severe infectious complications after trauma to the finger phalanges in children: osteoarticular infection of the thumb and phlegmon of the thumb's long flexor sheath. These complications are rare after such injuries, which are common and for which the appropriate treatment is often an issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Children's Timone Hospital, Marseille, France. bruno.salazard@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salazard
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Launay
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desouche
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magalon
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010000:Osteitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control