Puffy Hand Syndrome Revealed by a Severe Staphylococcal Skin Infection

Puffy Hand Syndrome Revealed by a Severe Staphylococcal Skin Infection

Puffy hand syndrome develops after long-term intravenous drug addiction. It is characterized by a nonpitting edema, affecting the dorsal side of fingers and hands with puffy aspect. Frequency and severity of the complications of this syndrome are rarely reported. Local infectious complications such...

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Main Authors: Reyhan Amode, Paul Bilan, Carole Sin, Anaïs Marchal, Michèle-Léa Sigal, Emmanuel Mahé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/376060
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