Deep fasciitis of the biceps region
| Autor: | Mysore S. Shivaram, Z. John Bilos, Thomas A. Eskestrand |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Drug abuser Biceps Pectoralis Muscles Eikenella corrodens medicine Bacteroides Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Fascia Fasciitis Myositis biology business.industry Bacterial Infections Middle Aged Bacteroides Infections biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Arm Female business Anaerobic exercise Aerobic Streptococcus |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Hand Surgery. 4:378-381 |
| ISSN: | 0363-5023 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0363-5023(79)80080-5 |
| Popis: | An injection of the biceps fascia, later myositis, and spreading to the pectoralis is described in six patients. The majority were synergistic infections with an anaerobic Peptoeoccus , Eikenella , or Bacteroides and an aerobic Streptococcus . Five of the patients were drug abusers. Excision of the biceps and portions of the peetoralis major was necessary in four patients. |
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