<unk> , also known as<unk> er's finger and ' (from the Norwegian for "blubber"), is an infection that afflicts the fingers of<unk>  hunters and other people who handle<unk> s, as a result of bites or contact with exposed<unk>  bones; it has also been contracted by exposure to untreated<unk>  pelts. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology defines it as "a finger infection associated with bites, cuts, or scratches contaminated by the mouths, blood, or blubber of certain marine mammals". It can cause cellulitis, joint inflammation, and swelling of the bone marrow; untreated, the course of<unk> " is slow and results often in thickened contracted joint. Historically,<unk>  was treated by amputation of the affected digits once they became unusable. It was first described scientifically in 1907. The precise nature of the organism responsible for<unk>  is unknown, as it has resisted culturing because most cases are promptly treated with antibiotics; however, as<unk>  can be treated with tetracycline or similar antibiotics, the causative organism is most likely bacterial, or possibly fungal; in 1998, Baker, Ruoff, and Madoff showed that the organism is most likely a species of Mycoplasma called Mycoplasma phocacerebrale. This Mycoplasma was isolated in an epidemic of<unk>  disease occurring in the Baltic Sea.
Seal finger
Ulnar claw
Nintendo thumb
Jaipur foot
Hitchhiker's thumb
Finger cot
Boot 
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