Osler nodes in infective endocarditis

Osler nodes are tender papulopustules located on the pulp of the finger in a patient with bacterial endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

Courtesy of Charles V Sanders. The Skin and Infection: A Color Atlas and Text, Sanders CV, Nesbitt LT Jr (Eds), Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1995.

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