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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2005

A patient, aged 25, complains of pain in the I finger on the right hand. On examination: the finger is homogeneously hydropic, in bent position. On attempt to unbend the finger the pain gets worse. Acute pain appears on touching with the probe in ligament projection. What disease is the most likely?

Answer options

  1. Paronychia
  2. Bone panaritium
  3. Subcutaneous panaritium
  4. Articular (joint) panaritium
  5. Thecal whitlow (ligament panaritium)
Correct answer

Thecal whitlow (ligament panaritium)

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