Publications by authors named "Lauren Christina Catterall"
Article Synopsis
- - Onycophagia, or nail-biting, can lead to severe complications like infections and may be linked to psychiatric issues, particularly in individuals with nerve damage.
- - A 70-year-old man with a history of severe nail-biting and diabetes developed serious infections in his hands, necessitating surgery and antibiotic treatment.
- - Despite treatment and being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, the patient relapsed and ultimately required amputation due to the complications from his onycophagia.
Background: Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a rare but known complication of brain and nerve trauma, orthopedic trauma, and burns. Nerve compression due to HO is extremely rare; "bony cubital tunnel syndrome," or compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow due to HO, is an unusual presentation that requires special considerations for treatment.
Case Presentation: We present a 50-year-old man who presented to our hospital after vehicular polytrauma with associated car fire and prolonged extrication.