Streptococcus pyogenes flexor tenosynovitis
We describe a case of Group A streptococcal infection originally presenting as flexor tenosynovitis. Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> outbreaks have been recently described in developed countries, which constitutes an epidemiological shift that hand surgeons should be aware of.
Authors
- Daniela de Lima Corvino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1687-3346)
- Ronit Wollstein
- Katie Frith
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934241286114
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00