Sælfinger erhvervet i Danmark og diagnosticeret ved PCR-teknik

• Main Authors: Jansen, Louise Charlotte, Justesen, Ulrik Stenz, Roos, Signe Moeslund, Dargis, Rimtas, Jensen, Jørgen Skov, Christensen, Jens Jørgen, Kemp, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Greenland
• Online Access: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/806a2552-b8a6-40c2-8313-79746c038742

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.