Monday is a busy day at the Out Patient Department My first case was an 8 year boy who had surgery for an infected femur (osteomyelitis) 18 months ago. He did not return for follow up but mother decided he should be checked now since his leg wounds have not healed in the 18 months. Unfortunately he has a chronic Staph infection and the leg is 3/4 the size of his good one and has no movement of the hip or knee. Dr. Bill Walsh (a veteran surgeon mission doctor) will get to consult on this case when he starts this week.
I also made my debut in the theater today. Nothing exotic, removal of an ingrown toenail. Not everything is Tropical Medicine here.
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1 year ago
Jim-Good thing Cameron gave you all that practice with his toes several years ago.Nancy
ReplyDeleteYour blog made me sigh, and made me smile.
ReplyDeleteHow will you treat the boy for now? Do you have vancomycin there?
Ingrown toenail... any bivucaine?