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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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==Evaluation== | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Parenteral [[antibiotics]] | *Parenteral [[antibiotics]] | ||
*Hand surgeon consult | *Hand surgeon consult | ||
==Disposition== | |||
*Admit | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Hand Infection]] | *[[Hand Infection]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:ID]] | [[Category:ID]] | ||
[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:20, 7 June 2022
Background
- Volar surface contains potential deep spaces that may become infected
- Dorsal aspect contains the veins and lymphatics; will always swell whenever there is an inflammatory process
Clinical Features
- Tenderness, induration, or fluctuance over volar aspect of hand
- Pain with range of motion of digits
Differential Diagnosis
Hand and finger infections
- Bed bugs
- Closed fist infection (Fight Bite)
- Hand cellulitis
- Hand deep space infection
- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
- Herpetic whitlow
- Felon
- Flexor tenosynovitis
- Paronychia
- Scabies
- Sporotrichosis
Look-Alikes
Evaluation
Management
- Parenteral antibiotics
- Hand surgeon consult
Disposition
- Admit