Collar-button abscess as a complication of infected hematoma in the setting of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
Collar-button abscess
Diabetes
Hand infections
Journal
International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
received:
24
05
2022
revised:
10
07
2022
accepted:
17
07
2022
pubmed:
6
8
2022
medline:
6
8
2022
entrez:
5
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Collar-button abscesses are deep space infections of the hand. We present a case of a 66-year-old man who developed an acute collar-button abscess of the hand after a concrete bench fell onto the dorsal aspect of his hand. The hand abscess was managed successfully with intravenous antibiotics and operative intervention. While such infections comprise a small percentage of hand infections, insufficient or delayed treatment results in permanent hand disfiguration and dysfunction. This case highlights an uncommon dorsal-to-volar pattern of hand abscess extension. Knowledge of the anatomy of the hand is essential to diagnosis and appropriate surgical management.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35930989
pii: S2210-2612(22)00673-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107427
pmc: PMC9403171
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
107427Informations de copyright
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