Paroxysmal hand hematoma
Spontaneous internal bleeding within the hand
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Paroxysmal hand hematoma, also known as Achenbach syndrome, is a skin condition characterized by spontaneous focal hemorrhage into the palm or the volar surface of a finger, which results in transitory localized pain, followed by rapid swelling and localized blueish discoloration.[1]: 828 The condition has an unknown cause, but is not a cause for concern as it resolves without treatment.[2]
| Paroxysmal hand hematoma | |
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| Other names | Achenbach syndrome |
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| Paroxysmal hand hematoma appears often on the internal surface of the finger, under the middle finger or forefinger, at the joints of the first or second phalanx.[citation needed] | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | Pain, swelling, bluish discoloration |
