ECB-ART-42330
Ugeskr Laeger
2012 Feb 13;1747:426-7.
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[Seal finger in Denmark diagnosed by PCR-technique].
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Seal finger is an unusual infection in Denmark but is seen quite often in Greenland. A 69 year-old Danish man developed severe infection after cutting his finger on a sea urchin while handling a fishing net. Treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics had no effect. Standard culture from the lesion was negative. A Mycoplasma species was detected by PCR and DNA sequencing and subsequently cultured on special media. Specifically asked about exposure to sea mammals the patient could inform that a dead seal had also been trapped in the fishing net.
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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC105441782 LOC115923516