High-pressure injection injury in a furniture repairman--an outwardly minor injury with the potential for a devastating outcome.
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Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, USA. nkohli@mednet.ucla.edu
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011312:Pressure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017132:Workplace; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents