Case 36-2021: A 22-Year-Old Man with Pain and Erythema of the Left Hand
- 25 November 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 385 (22), 2078-2086
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcpc2107357
Abstract
A 22-year-old man was admitted with pain and erythema of the left hand. On the day of admission, he awoke with pain and swelling of the hand that involved the second and fourth fingers. Over several hours, the pain progressed and bullae began to form. The patient had recently begun practicing taxidermy. A diagnostic test was performed.Keywords
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