Phlegmonous-infection in first degree Dupuytren's disease.
Dupuytren's disease belongs to the group of so called fibromatoses and is considered to be a non infectious disease. Since first degree Dupuytren's disease is generally not operated upon, we want to report the unexpected finding of phlegmonous-abscessing infection in nodules in Dupuytren's disease in a 61 year old patient, who was treated surgically because of complaining painful symptoms in first degree nodules in his palm without clinically visible signs of infection.
Unglaub
Frank
F
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. Frank.Unglaub@uk-erlangen.de
Loos
Bernd
B
Schwarz
Stephan
S
Kneser
Ulrich
U
Dragu
Adrian
A
Horch
Raymund E
RE
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D014945:Wound Healing