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Hunan hand syndrome (also known as "chili burn" [1]) is a temporary, but very painful, cutaneous condition that commonly afflicts those who handle, prepare, or cook with fresh or roasted chili peppers. [1] It was first described in an eponymous case report in The New England Journal of Medicine in 1981. [2]
Ho–Kaufman–Mcalister syndrome; Hughes–Stovin syndrome; Hunan hand syndrome; Hunter syndrome; Huntington's disease-like syndrome; HUPRA syndrome; Hurler syndrome; Hurler–Scheie syndrome; Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome; Hydrolethalus syndrome; Hyper IgM syndrome; Hyper-IgD syndrome; Hyper-IgM syndrome type 1; Hyper-IgM syndrome ...
Swan neck deformity has many of possible causes arising from the DIP, PIP, or even the MCP joints. In all cases, there is a stretching of the volar plate at the PIP joint to allow hyperextension, plus some damage to the attachment of the extensor tendon to the base of the distal phalanx that produces a hyperflexed mallet finger.
Hand therapy is prescribed to optimize post-surgical function and to prevent joint stiffness. The extent of hand therapy is depending on the patient and the corrective procedure. [79] Besides hand therapy, many surgeons advise the use of static or dynamic splints after surgery to maintain finger mobility.
Diabetic cheiroarthropathy, also known as diabetic stiff hand syndrome or limited joint mobility syndrome, is a cutaneous condition characterized by waxy, thickened skin and limited joint mobility of the hands and fingers, leading to flexion contractures, a condition associated with diabetes mellitus [1]: 681 and it is observed in roughly 30% of diabetic patients with longstanding disease.
In occupational safety and health, hand arm vibrations (HAVs) are a specific type of occupational hazard which can lead to hand–arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). HAVS, also known as vibration white finger ( VWF ) or dead finger , [ 1 ] is a secondary form of Raynaud's syndrome , an industrial injury triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand ...
A hand imitating an ulnar claw. The metacarpophalangeal joints of the 4th and 5th fingers are extended and the Interphalangeal joints of the same fingers are flexed.. An ulnar claw, also known as claw hand or Spinster’s Claw, is a deformity or an abnormal attitude of the hand that develops due to ulnar nerve damage causing paralysis of the lumbricals.
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is a medical condition combining clubbing and periostitis of the small hand joints, especially the distal interphalangeal joints and the metacarpophalangeal joints. Distal expansion of the long bones as well as painful, swollen joints [ 3 ] and synovial villous proliferation are often seen.