hand infection

Etiology

• often caused by puncture wounds
• superficial wounds
  • paronychia
  • felon
  • herpetic whitlow,, herpes gladiatorum
• deep wounds
  • pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis
    • penetrating injury to the finger
  • clenched-fist bite wounds

Management

• superficial wounds
  • elevation, warm soaks, analgesics
  • splinting in the position of function
  • empiric antibiotics when indicated.
• deep wounds
  • empiric antibiotics
  • surgical consultation

More general terms

• infection (infectious disease)

Additional terms

• hand