- Causative organism of seal finger, also known as sealer's finger and spekk-finger (from the Norwegian for "blubber")
- Infection of the fingers of seal hunters and others who handle seals, typically as a result of bites or contact with exposed seal bones
- Treated with doxycycline
Further Reading
- Isolation of mycoplasma species from a patient with seal finger. Clin Infect Dis. 1998;27:1168–70.
