[The Vulnerable Heel of Achilles: Intratendinous Abscess Following a Cat Bite]

Z Orthop Unfall. 2017 Jun;155(3):324-327. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-100761. Epub 2017 Mar 16.
[Article in German]

Abstract

An 83-year-old patient suffered a cat bite dorsally to the Achilles tendon. In the further course, he developed an isolated intratendinous abscess of the Achilles tendon, which was surgically revised twice and subsequently healed with antibiotic treatment. In Germany, about 40,000 bite injuries of different origins occur annually. Most of these injuries are cat or dog bites, while human bites are rare. Although the course is often complicated, there are no standard recommendations for treatment. An intratendinous abscess after animal bite injury has not been described in the literature as yet.

Ein 83-jähriger Patient erlitt einen Katzenbiss dorsal der Achillessehne. Im weiteren Verlauf kam es zu einem isoliert intratendinösen Abszess der Achillessehne, der 2-malig operativ revidiert wurde und anschließend mit antibiotischer Therapie zur Ausheilung kam. In Deutschland kommt es jährlich zu etwa 40 000 Bissverletzungen unterschiedlichen Ursprungs. Meist handelt es sich um Katzen- oder Hundebisse, seltener um Menschenbisse. Trotz des oftmals komplikativen Verlaufs gibt es bisher keine einheitlichen Handlungsempfehlungen. Ein intratendinöser Abszess nach Tierbissverletzung ist bisher in der Literatur nicht beschrieben.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Abscess / etiology*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Achilles Tendon / diagnostic imaging
  • Achilles Tendon / injuries*
  • Achilles Tendon / surgery
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bacillaceae Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Bacillaceae Infections / etiology
  • Bacillaceae Infections / surgery
  • Bacillus
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / etiology
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / surgery
  • Bacteroides Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Bacteroides Infections / etiology
  • Bacteroides Infections / surgery
  • Bites and Stings / complications*
  • Bites and Stings / diagnostic imaging
  • Bites and Stings / surgery
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis
  • Reoperation
  • Tendinopathy / diagnostic imaging
  • Tendinopathy / etiology*
  • Tendinopathy / surgery
  • Tendon Injuries / complications*
  • Tendon Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Tendon Injuries / surgery

Substances

  • Ciprofloxacin