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Cellulitis of hand

MedGen UID:
831
•Concept ID:
C0007646
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cellulitis of Hand
SNOMED CT: Cellulitis of hand (62837005)

Definition

Cellulitis of the hand. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCellulitis of hand

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema.
Scaglioni MF, Fontein DBY, Arvanitakis M, Giovanoli P
Microsurgery 2017 Nov;37(8):947-953. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1002/micr.30246. PMID: 28972280
Diagnosis and Arthroscopic Management of Dorsal Wrist Capsular Impingement.
Matson AP, Dekker TJ, Lampley AJ, Richard MJ, Leversedge FJ, Ruch DS
J Hand Surg Am 2017 Mar;42(3):e167-e174. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.12.012. PMID: 28259281
Teeth syndrome: diagnosis, complications and management.
Sbai MA, Benzarti S, Boussen M, Maalla R
Pan Afr Med J 2015;22:71. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.71.7313. PMID: 26834924Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Renal disease and diabetes increase the risk of failed outpatient management of cellulitic hand infections: a retrospective cohort study.
Allen M, Gluck J, Benson E
J Orthop Surg Res 2023 Jun 10;18(1):420. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-03911-5. PMID: 37301849Free PMC Article
Upper Extremity Infections in the Transplant Population.
Aliotta RE, Jacob DD, Said SA, Bassiri Gharb B, Rampazzo A
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Sep;48(9):953.e1-953.e9. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.03.001. PMID: 35525682
Considerations When Performing Arthrodesis in the Scleroderma Hand.
Long C, Gong JH, Lifchez SD
Hand (N Y) 2023 May;18(3):516-521. Epub 2021 Sep 14 doi: 10.1177/15589447211043190. PMID: 34521226Free PMC Article
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article
Bacterial diseases of the skin.
Edlich RF, Winters KL, Britt LD, Long WB 3rd
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(5):499-510. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i5.40. PMID: 16218899

Diagnosis

Secondary immunodeficiencies related to the presence of anti-cytokine autoantibodies.
Cortes-Acevedo P, Mendoza-Elvira SE, Döffinger R, Barcenas-Morales G
Gac Med Mex 2023;159(2):154-160. doi: 10.24875/GMM.M23000760. PMID: 37094237
Hand Infections.
Koshy JC, Bell B
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Jan;44(1):46-54. Epub 2018 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.05.027. PMID: 30017648
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article
Hand infections.
McDonald LS, Bavaro MF, Hofmeister EP, Kroonen LT
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Aug;36(8):1403-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.05.035. PMID: 21816297
Bacterial diseases of the skin.
Edlich RF, Winters KL, Britt LD, Long WB 3rd
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(5):499-510. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i5.40. PMID: 16218899

Therapy

Upper Extremity Infections in the Transplant Population.
Aliotta RE, Jacob DD, Said SA, Bassiri Gharb B, Rampazzo A
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Sep;48(9):953.e1-953.e9. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.03.001. PMID: 35525682
Considerations When Performing Arthrodesis in the Scleroderma Hand.
Long C, Gong JH, Lifchez SD
Hand (N Y) 2023 May;18(3):516-521. Epub 2021 Sep 14 doi: 10.1177/15589447211043190. PMID: 34521226Free PMC Article
Hand Infections.
Koshy JC, Bell B
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Jan;44(1):46-54. Epub 2018 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.05.027. PMID: 30017648
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article
Septic arthritis and osteomyelitis from a cat bite.
Chodakewitz J, Bia FJ
Yale J Biol Med 1988 Nov-Dec;61(6):513-8. PMID: 3242317Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis.
Myers DM, Goubeaux C, Skura B, Warmoth PJ, Taylor BC
Hand (N Y) 2023 Nov;18(8):1323-1329. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1177/15589447221092058. PMID: 35611491Free PMC Article
Upper Extremity Infections in the Transplant Population.
Aliotta RE, Jacob DD, Said SA, Bassiri Gharb B, Rampazzo A
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Sep;48(9):953.e1-953.e9. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.03.001. PMID: 35525682
Radiographic Soft Tissue Thickness Differentiating Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis From Other Finger Infections.
Yi A, Kennedy C, Chia B, Kennedy SA
J Hand Surg Am 2019 May;44(5):394-399. Epub 2019 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2019.01.013. PMID: 30797654
Bacterial diseases of the skin.
Edlich RF, Winters KL, Britt LD, Long WB 3rd
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(5):499-510. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i5.40. PMID: 16218899
The importance of serum creatine phosphokinase level in the early diagnosis, and as a prognostic factor, of Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Nakafusa J, Misago N, Miura Y, Kayaba M, Tanaka T, Narisawa Y
Br J Dermatol 2001 Aug;145(2):280-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04347.x. PMID: 11531792

Clinical prediction guides

Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis.
Myers DM, Goubeaux C, Skura B, Warmoth PJ, Taylor BC
Hand (N Y) 2023 Nov;18(8):1323-1329. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1177/15589447221092058. PMID: 35611491Free PMC Article
Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer Improved Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Secondary Upper Extremity Lymphedema.
Francis EC, Kim BS, Lin MC, Cheng MH
Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Nov;29(12):7868-7878. Epub 2022 Jul 2 doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12035-9. PMID: 35780215
A Nationwide Epidemiological Analysis of Finger Infections Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States From 2012 to 2016.
Lemme NJ, Li NY, Testa EJ, Kuczmarski AS, Modest J, Katarincic JA, Gil JA
Hand (N Y) 2022 Mar;17(2):302-307. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1177/1558944720915614. PMID: 32354232Free PMC Article
Extensive Post-Traumatic Surgical Emphysema Exacerbated by Cocaine Insufflation.
Shah N, Shafi A, Benech R, Campbell D
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Mar/Apr;31(2):e114-e116. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005900. PMID: 31633672
Radiographic Soft Tissue Thickness Differentiating Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis From Other Finger Infections.
Yi A, Kennedy C, Chia B, Kennedy SA
J Hand Surg Am 2019 May;44(5):394-399. Epub 2019 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2019.01.013. PMID: 30797654

Recent systematic reviews

Watch Out for Wild Animals: A Systematic Review of Upper Extremity Injuries Caused by Uncommon Species.
Israel JS, McCarthy JE, Rose KR, Rao VK
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Nov;140(5):1008-1022. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003754. PMID: 29068939
Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema.
Scaglioni MF, Fontein DBY, Arvanitakis M, Giovanoli P
Microsurgery 2017 Nov;37(8):947-953. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1002/micr.30246. PMID: 28972280
Sclerotherapy for low-flow vascular malformations of the head and neck: A systematic review of sclerosing agents.
Horbach SE, Lokhorst MM, Saeed P, de Goüyon Matignon de Pontouraude CM, Rothová A, van der Horst CM
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016 Mar;69(3):295-304. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.10.045. PMID: 26723834
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article

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