title: Phlegmonous-infection in first degree Dupuytren's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. Frank.Unglaub@uk-erlangen.de
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Unglaub
authors: Bernd
authors: B
authors: Loos
authors: Stephan
authors: S
authors: Schwarz
authors: Ulrich
authors: U
authors: Kneser
authors: Adrian
authors: A
authors: Dragu
authors: Raymund E
authors: RE
authors: Horch
mesh_terms: 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