title: Swollen right hand and forearm · minor trauma to hand · previous diagnosis of cellulitis · Dx?
abstract: A 63-year-old woman with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to our hospital with a swollen right hand. The patient noted that she had closed her hand in a car door one week earlier, causing minor trauma to the right third metacarpophalangeal joint. Shortly after injuring her hand, she'd sought care at an outpatient facility, where she was given a diagnosis of cellulitis and a prescription for an oral antibiotic. The swelling, however, worsened, prompting her visit to our hospital.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine--Wichita, KS, USA. Email: a_rahal@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahal
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farhoud
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine--Wichita, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaines
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D056824:Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight