Fingertip cellulitis after fingerstick for capillary microhematocrit measurement in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: an uncommom infectious complication

Haematologica. 2002 Dec;87(12):ECR39.

Authors

Eduardo Arellano-Rodrigo¹, Montserrat Rovira, María Teresa Cibeira, Deborah Abelló, Emili Montserrat

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Hematology and Oncology, Postgraduate School of Hematology Farreras-Valentí, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 12495910

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Specimen Collection / adverse effects*
Capillaries
Cellulitis / diagnosis
Cellulitis / etiology*
Female
Fingers / blood supply
Fingers / pathology*
Fingers / surgery
Hematocrit / adverse effects
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications*
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / drug therapy
Middle Aged
Needlestick Injuries / microbiology
Needlestick Injuries / pathology
Needlestick Injuries / therapy
Opportunistic Infections / etiology
Opportunistic Infections / therapy
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / etiology*
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / therapy