Medicine:Paroxysmal hand hematoma
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Short description: Spontaneous internal bleeding within the hand
| Paroxysmal hand hematoma | |
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| Other names | Achenbach syndrome |
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| Paroxysmal hand hematoma appears often on the internal surface of the finger, under the middle finger or forefinger, at the joints of the first or second phalanx.[citation needed] | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | Pain, swelling, bluish discoloration |
Paroxysmal hand hematoma, also known as Achenbach syndrome, is a skin condition characterized by spontaneous focal hemorrhage into the palm or the volar surface of a finger, which results in transitory localized pain, followed by rapid swelling and localized blueish discoloration.[1]: 828 The condition has an unknown cause, but is not a cause for concern as it resolves without treatment.[2]
See also
- List of cutaneous conditions
- Hematoma
- Phalanx bone
References
- ↑ James, William D. et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
- ↑ Yamamoto, Yu; Yamamoto, Sayaka (2017-06-29). "Achenbach's Syndrome". New England Journal of Medicine 376 (26): e53. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm1610146. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 28657879. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1610146. "Although the cause is unknown, it is a self-limiting condition.".
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