Jansen Louise Charlotte, Justesen Ulrik Stenz, Roos Signe Moeslund, Dargis Rimtas, Jensen Jørgen Skov, Christensen Jens Jørgen, Kemp Michael
Afdeling for Mikrobiologisk Overvågning og Forskning, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2012 Feb 13;174(7):426-7.
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.
海豹指在丹麦是一种不常见的感染，但在格陵兰却相当常见。一名69岁的丹麦男子在处理渔网时手指被海胆刺伤后发生了严重感染。使用β-内酰胺类抗生素治疗无效。病灶的标准培养结果为阴性。通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）和DNA测序检测到一种支原体，并随后在特殊培养基上进行培养。特别询问患者是否接触过海生哺乳动物后，患者告知在渔网上还困住过一只死海豹。
