title: Mimickers of hand infections.
abstract: A variety of local or systemic conditions may mimic an infectious process in the hand and upper extremities. Familiarity with these conditions is important so that appropriate diagnosis and management may ensue. Most of the conditions presented in this article may be successfully managed nonsurgically; however, certain conditions such as the extravasation of a chemotherapy agent or retained foreign body require surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Service, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Jebson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006225:Hand; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000175:diagnosis; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000175:diagnosis