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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

hematoma bruise trauma

Body Site

finger hand

Age

37 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

purple

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 37-year-old woman, who recently delivered a healthy baby, developed a painful purple nodule on her right thumb 2 weeks ago. A biopsy revealed an encapsulated hematoma in the subcutaneous fat.

Description

4 mm deep seated purple nodule

Categories

lumps & bumps (plaques, nodules, tumors)

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9/13/2004 8:34:21

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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