Christmas Fingers...?

Careful this Christmas! *JOVIAL MEDICAL BULLETIN*

Some more medical amusement this festive period. Clicking your fingers when dancing can cause infections . . . It was reported in 1979 (yes, I know it's old news, but it's Christmas so let's show some festive cheer, keep reading, and let me have this one?)

Disco Felon (a felon is a painful purulent infection at the end of a finger) was said to be caused by repeated finger-clicking at discos. PACT's take-home message I hear you shout? Throw more shapes this Christmas and avoid over-eager clicking. You're welcome.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/449972