Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis Complicated by Postoperative Infection: A Rare Presentation of Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus

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• 作者：Meredith N. Osterman ; MD^&lowast ; ; Michael P. Gaspar ; MD^&lowast ; ; ^{michaelpgaspar@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Herpes simplex virus ; HSV infection ; distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis ; postoperative ; disseminated infection
• 刊名：The Journal of Hand Surgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：42
• 期：1
• 页码：e57-e60
• 全文大小：859 K
• 卷排序：42

文摘

Postoperative infection after elective arthrodesis of the interphalangeal joint is an uncommon complication often necessitating urgent debridement. We present the rare case of a female patient with a history of oral herpetic lesions, who underwent elective arthrodesis of the middle and index fingers for treatment of erosive osteoarthritis and subsequently developed a postoperative herpetic infection at the surgical site.