title: Acute idiopathic blue finger: case report.
abstract: An acute blue finger is an uncommon but potentially serious finding with a heterogeneous etiology. A rare group of patients will present with acute, atraumatic, nonischemic blue fingers. The clinical course of these patients appears to be benign. We describe the presentation of an otherwise healthy 22-year-old woman with an acute idiopathic blue finger. We highlight the differential diagnoses and evaluation of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: cmharper@partners.org.
authors.forename: Carl M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Achenbach syndrome; blue finger; idiopathic; nonischemic