08 March 2024>: Articles
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Causing Sausage Toe Deformity: Successful Therapy with Ertapenem in the Outpatient Setting
Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Georgios S. Papaetis A* , Elena A. Dionysiou D , Ifigenia S. Charalambous D , Panagiotis T. Doukanaris BDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943092
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943092
Figure 2. Progression of wound healing in the second right toe: (A) ‘Sausage’ toe deformity; (B) DFU in the second right toe at presentation; (C) the affected toe 4 weeks after the beginning of antimicrobial therapy; (D) the affected toe at the end of antimicrobial therapy. DFU – diabetic foot ulcer.