title: Tenosynovitis of a digit due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive bacterium that in humans causes skin infections, such as erysipeloid, as a result of direct contact with contaminated animals or their waste or products. We present the first reported case of tenosynovitis of a finger in a 30-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Department, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tolis
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Department, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spyridonos
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, General Hospital KAT, Kifissia, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsiplakou
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery, Upper Limb and Microsurgery Department, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fandridis
keywords: Animal infection; erysipeloid; gram positive; hand infection; sheath decompression