Recurrent Osteomyelitis Requiring Surgical Management Secondary to Nail-Biting

Onychophagia, or nail-biting, is a common habit seen in both children and adults. Harmful effects include oral exposure to a variety of pathogens and concomitant damage to dentition and fingers. This report focuses on the most severe reported case of recurrent osteomyelitis of the bilateral hands with destructive changes secondary to onychophagia.Successful treatment relies on a multidisciplinary approach which in this case included surgical...