In the finger it lingers
A previously healthy 80-year-old woman presented with a history of a thorn prick injury over the distal phalange of her left finger obtained while gardening two months ago. She claimed to have a non-healing cut with a nodular lesion, which progressively increased in size, extending upwards toward...
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doaj-d944fbce404341a6ab7242a0114442152020-11-25T00:20:22ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-22742017-08-011223233In the finger it lingers Irfan Mohamad 0Abdul Wahab Mohd1Wan Syamimee Wan Ghazali 2 Khairul Bariah Johan3Universiti Sains MalaysiaKlinik Nik AzamSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains MalaysiaHospital Universiti Sains MalaysiaA previously healthy 80-year-old woman presented with a history of a thorn prick injury over the distal phalange of her left finger obtained while gardening two months ago. She claimed to have a non-healing cut with a nodular lesion, which progressively increased in size, extending upwards towards the region of her left arm. There was no fever or palpable lymph nodes in the axillary region. She had been prescribed antibiotics from the local hospital but her condition did not improve.http://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/test-your-knowledge.pdfFungiInfectionGardeningSoil microbiology |
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A previously healthy 80-year-old woman presented with a history of a thorn prick injury over the
distal phalange of her left finger obtained while gardening two months ago. She claimed to have a
non-healing cut with a nodular lesion, which progressively increased in size, extending upwards
towards the region of her left arm. There was no fever or palpable lymph nodes in the axillary region.
She had been prescribed antibiotics from the local hospital but her condition did not improve. |
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Fungi Infection Gardening Soil microbiology |
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