The seal finger: an unusual case of monoarticular sepsis.
Overview
abstract
We describe a case of monoarthritis in an Inuit seal hunter which progressed to joint destruction of the distal interphalangeal joint despite early and aggressive sequential antibiotic therapy with ampicillin, cloxacillin and penicillin G. In retrospect, had the entity of seal finger been diagnosed at the onset, appropriate antibiotic therapy with tetracycline may have prevented permanent joint damage.
