Polar hands: spontaneous skin fissures closed with cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl Blue) tissue adhesive in Antarctica.
A series of thirteen patients with "polar hands", painful fissuring of fingertips, is documented in Antarctic medical practice together with the results of treatment by cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl Blue) human tissue adhesive. Reduction in tenderness and pain allowing improved finger function and a quicker resolution was observed. Cyanoacrylate is a viable adjunct in the treatment of painful superficial finger fissures.
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania.
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D003081:Cold Climate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate