Granulomatous Reaction After Cholla Cactus Spine Injury

Ruini, Cristel; Braunmühl, Tanja von; Ruzicka, Thomas; French, Lars E. und Hartmann, Daniela (2020): Granulomatous Reaction After Cholla Cactus Spine Injury. In: Cutis, Bd. 105, Nr. 3: S. 143-145

Abstract

Cactus spine injuries are common and can cause long-lasting morbidity in the form of painful granulomatous lesions. Spine removal, corticosteroid ointment, unroofing, and selected excision are possible treatments, though resolution requires several months. We describe the case of a 22-year-old woman with a severe local reaction and pain due to numerous cactus spine granulomas on the left hand. Surgical excision of all lesions using punch biopsies rapidly resolved symptoms without recurrence.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0011-4162
• Sprache: Englisch