Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
A patient complains of jerking, throbbing pain in the III finger on the right hand. The patient associates these pain onsets with an injury by a nail. The finger skin is hyperemic and tense, palpation with a bulbous-end probe reveals the most painful area. What is the provisional diagnosis?
Answer options
- Subcutaneous felon
- Paronychia
- Pandactylitis
- Articular felon
- Bone felon
Correct answer
Subcutaneous felon
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