Toothpicks - It is very common in life
After eating
After many people are used to using it
"removing" food residues
However, do you know that
A small toothpick
will also cause unexpected harm!
small toothpick almost wiped out a finger
"Doctor, look at my hand, what's going on?" Facing Dr. Lu Hui, an orthopedic expert at Qingchun Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 60-year-old Uncle Guo (pseudonym) endured the pain and stretched out his red, swollen and ulcerated left thumb.
It turned out that one day about a month ago, Uncle Guo, who lives in Shaoxing, habitually used toothpicks to pick his teeth after dinner. If he accidentally stuck the toothpick into the thumb of his left hand . Uncle Guo immediately pulled out the toothpick, then wiped the blood with a napkin, without doing much treatment.
Who knew that from the next day, the wound on Uncle Guo’s left thumb began to turn red, swollen and suppurate. He also went to the local hospital for wound incision, draining pus, and taking medicine to . But strangely, the wound could not heal until recently, the pain became stronger and stronger. Uncle Guo, who could not bear it, had to go to Zhejiang University First Hospital for treatment.
toothpick? Fish and shrimp? Experts solved the case and caught Dr. Lu, who was treated by TA
, and after conducting a detailed examination for Uncle Guo, he found that his left thumb was seriously infected and even had violated his phalanx.
When tracing the medical history, Dr. Lu learned that after was stabbed by a toothpick, Uncle Guo also washed fish and shrimp .
Dr. Lu believes that if the patient does not have serious underlying diseases, he will not have such serious infection after being stabbed by a toothpick. However, because the ulceration wound has been exposed to fish and shrimp sewage, he may be considered to be infected with Mycobacterium marine , etc. After the diagnosis of
, Dr. Lu immediately performed surgery on Uncle Guo, incised his thumb wound, and cleaned the necrotic tissue.
During the operation, the doctor found that Uncle Guo’s phalanx has been partially damaged . If further development continues, may develop into osteomyelitis, and there may even be a risk of finger truncation . After the
operation, the doctor performed metagenomic high-throughput sequencing of the resected tissue
"real murderer" gradually exposed to the water
...
test results show that Uncle Guo's lesions contain a large amount of Porphyrinospermia endodontica, Porphyrinospermia gingivalis, Streptococcus oral digestive Streptococcus periodontal Fusobacteria, etc., which are all common oral anaerobic bacteria in !
plus Uncle Guo has a lot of dental caries, so he does not pay much attention to oral hygiene and often ignores dental cleaning.
The toothpick stained with bacteria was brought to his thumb, which caused serious infection with .
I really never expected
Uncle Guo was infected by the oral bacteria brought to the toothpick! After the culprit was found, the doctor immediately prescribed the right medicine. Uncle Guo's wound infection was quickly controlled, and he also saved his fingers. However, since some of the phalanx is damaged, bone repair and reconstruction surgery is required in the later stage.
Doctor reminds
Usually you must pay attention to oral cleaning
Maintain oral hygiene
Especially if there is a wound on your hands
It is not recommended to touch your teeth directly, or pick your teeth
It is very likely to cause wound infection
Source: Hangzhou Transportation 918
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