A case of Achenbach's syndrome.
Achenbach's syndrome is a rarely reported clinical entity consisting of spontaneous or mechanically induced haematomas on the volar aspects of fingers which are associated with burning pain and swelling of the digits. We describe such a case in a 46-year-old nursing sister.
Layton
A M
AM
Department of Dermatology, General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Cotterill
J A
JA
D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013577:Syndrome