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Tarik Zahouani Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Osteomyelitis, Pharyngitis, Arcanobacterium
Department of Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Biography
Dr. Tarik Zahouani is a neonatal fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He completed medical school at Université Hassan II de Casablanca Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie and his pediatric residency at Lincoln Medical Center in New York. He published many case reports and research projects in various journals. He also won the Second place among 100 case reports in the 2016 annual research day at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center for the case report “Lead poisoning:Perinatal lead toxicity from a lead-containing teapot”. His research interest includes neonatal sepsis and quality improvement.
Publications
Case Report Open Access
Osteomyelitis of the Middle Distal Phalanx Caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in an Adolescent Nail Biter
Author(s): Sarah Becker, Tornia Willie, Maria Novo, Tarik Zahouani*, Leo Sean, Evelyn Erickson and Yekaterina Sitnitskaya
Human bites are the third leading cause of bite injuries leading to emergency room visits. Osteomyelitis is a dreaded complication of soft tissue infection contiguous to osseous structures and numerous cases of osteomyelitis due to human bites have been reported. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a known cause of pharyngitis in adolescents. We report a case of a 12 year old male with nail biting behavior who presented with cellulitis/abscess of the 3rd digit with MRI showing osteomyelitis and wound culture positive for Arcanobacterium haemolyticum. MRI should be considered in the evaluation of deep soft tissue infection of the finger.
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