Literature DB >> 7915463

Phalangeal osteomyelitis due to nail biting.

A Tosti1, A M Peluso, F Bardazzi, R Morelli, F Bassi.   

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The authors report a 39-year-old man who developed a phalangeal osteomyelitis of the right thumb in consequence of nail biting. Cultures grew Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment with intravenous teicoplamine 400 mg/day for 3 weeks resulted in complete cure of infection.

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Year:  1994        PMID: 7915463     DOI: 10.2340/0001555574206207

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Acta Derm Venereol        ISSN: 0001-5555            Impact factor:   4.437


  2 in total

1.  Self-inflicted finger injury in individuals with spinal cord injury: an analysis of 5 cases.

Authors:  Frederick S Frost; Sridevi Mukkamala; Edward Covington
Journal:  J Spinal Cord Med       Date:  2008       Impact factor: 1.985

Review 2.  Update on Diagnosis and Management of Onychophagia and Onychotillomania.

Authors:  Debra K Lee; Shari R Lipner
Journal:  Int J Environ Res Public Health       Date:  2022-03-13       Impact factor: 3.390

  2 in total

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