title: [A woman with a swollen finger].
abstract: A 70-year-old woman presented with osteomyelitis of the distal phalanx of her left middle finger, after a paronychia which was treated conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, afd. Heelkunde, Tilburg, the Netherlands. l.graat@elisabeth.nl
authors.forename: Leon J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Graat
authors.forename: Eelke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bosma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010304:Paronychia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents