title: Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis in children.
abstract: Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis is an uncommon, emergent hand infection. The literature lacks any description of the disease and the variability of its manifestations in young children. We describe 3 cases. Two cases were diagnosed and treated promptly, and the third presented late, with atypical clinical signs, causing a delay in his diagnosis and treatment and stressing the caution to be taken with the evaluation of these children with signs of hand infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. shail@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: Shai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luria
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haze
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D022125:Lacerations / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications