Severe Hand Injuries
Fig. 5.1 A thumb replantation. An amputated thumb (a) at injury, (b) 2 months and (c) 8 months following replantation, showing good functional recovery (Courtesy of G. Chick, MD) Fig….
Complications Associated with Hand Surgery
Fig. 10.1 Hematoma due to a tourniquet applied too tightly Inflation time of 60–90 min, not exceeding 120 min [14, 15] Inflation pressure between 250 and 300 mmHg [16, 17]…
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis
Skin sclerosis Dispygmentation Intradermal and subcutaneous calcinosis Telangectasia Ulcerations/scars Telangiectasia and ulcerations/scars are addressed in other parts of the present book. This chapter is confined to the first three aspects….
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
Fig. 30.1 Thickened, hardened skin with brawny hyperpigmentation and raised plaques on the arm of a patient with NSF. There are fixed flexion contractures of the elbow and fingers Fig….
Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GvHD): Cutaneous Manifestations
Fig. 31.1 Acute cutaneous GvHD: characteristic morbilliform/maculopapular exanthema involving most of the body in a patient 30 days after allogeneic HSCT Fig. 31.2 Acute cutaneous GvHD: characteristic acral exanthema involving…
Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes
Fig. 44.1 Urticarial rash at trunk and face in a 32-year-old man with NOMID Fig. 44.2 Early phase of skin eruption in a 43-year-old woman with Muckle-Wells syndrome with E255K…
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Fig. 27.1 Localised ACLE with discrete butterfly rash in a patient with SLE Malar erythema – the butterfly rash – is the prototypical SLE picture and, not surprisingly, constitutes one…
Amyloidoses
Fig. 46.1 Macroglossia in a patient with AL amyloidosis. The tongue is firm to palpation. Note the non-reducible impression in the tongue caused by the teeth Fig. 46.2 The same…
Skin Manifestations of Behçet’s Disease
Recurrent oral ulceration Minor aphthous, major aphthous, or herpetiform ulceration observed by physician or patient recurring at least three times in one 12-month period Plus two of: Recurrent genital ulceration…
Skin Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis
Fig. 41.1 GCA in an 80-year-old woman. Frontal view Much less frequently severe vascular inflammation in GCA can be associated with ischemic skin lesions such as necrosis of the scalp…
