A Beech pierced by a Thorn Plant

Rheumatoid arthritis developing after plant thorn synovitis.

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Deformation of a free interface pierced by a tilted cylinder

Plant thorn synovitis. Resolution following total synovectomy.

Our experience of five children with chronic thorn synovitis indicates that removal of free thorn fragments and all the macroscopically abnormal synovium is required in order to achieve a complete cure. Four children required total synovectomy for diffuse proliferative synovitis and one needed partial synovectomy of the area immediately around the embedded thorn. Joint washouts and partial syno...

Prolonged cellulitis due to plant thorn.

We report the case of a five-year-old healthy boy who was admitted with abscess and soft tissue infection between the left wrist and the distal end of the forearm. Postero-anterior X-ray examination of the forearm showed a transverse line on the radius; however, further comparative radiographic examinations of the forearm were not compatible with fracture. Enterobacter cloacae was identified in...

A deadly thorn prick

Infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among haemodialysis patients. Some of the risk factors specific to this population include repeated access to the blood stream through venous cannulation for dialysis as well as a higher prevalent usage of prosthetic materials like haemodialysis catheters and arteriovenous grafts. In addition, defects in immunity and phagocytosis also cont...