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Douglas Hoffman, MD

Diagnosis

hematoma, subungual trauma

Body Site

finger

Age

18 years

Pigmentation

Organization

Color

purple

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

An adolescent boy developed a painful subungual hematoma after he accidendally slammed his finger in a car door. He experienced immediate pain relief when the hematoma was drained by trephination with a heated paper clip.

Description

painful purple patch

Categories

nail disorders purpura Iatrogenic disorders, child abuse,

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2/27/2003 20:41:07

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