Mass D P, Newmeyer W L, Kilgore E S
J Hand Surg Am. 1981 Nov;6(6):610-2. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(81)80144-x.
Two young women developed septic arthritis in an interphalangeal joint following a seal bite. One patient was cured with tetracycline: the other required joint arthrodesis. This entity known as "seal finger" is common among sealers. Although the infection may be cured with tetracycline, in late treated or untreated cases joint destruction may occur. No causative organism has been isolated.
两名年轻女性在被海豹咬伤后，指间关节发生了感染性关节炎。一名患者用四环素治愈：另一名患者需要进行关节融合术。这种被称为“海豹指”的病症在捕海豹者中很常见。虽然感染可用四环素治愈，但在治疗较晚或未治疗的病例中，可能会发生关节破坏。尚未分离出致病微生物。
