title: [The Vulnerable Heel of Achilles: Intratendinous Abscess Following a Cat Bite].
abstract: An 83-year-old patient suffered a cat bite dorsally to the Achilles tendon. In the further course, he developed an isolated intratendinous abscess of the Achilles tendon, which was surgically revised twice and subsequently healed with antibiotic treatment. In Germany, about 40,000 bite injuries of different origins occur annually. Most of these injuries are cat or dog bites, while human bites are rare. Although the course is often complicated, there are no standard recommendations for treatment. An intratendinous abscess after animal bite injury has not been described in the literature as yet.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merschin
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin.|Unfallchirurgie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität, Greifswald.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekkernkamp
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001407:Bacillus; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis; D012086:Reoperation; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin