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In a 2007 study of patients in Glasgow whose foot lumps were removed surgically, 39 of 101 cases were ganglion cysts. The study replicated earlier findings that no ganglion cysts were found on the sole or heel. The authors wrote, "Although lumps in these areas may be ganglia, the surgeon should probably consider other diagnoses in the first ...
The skin on the inner side of the upper arm is thin and has enough skin to supply a full-thickness graft. The donor site can be closed with a direct suture. [51] The graft is sutured to the skin surrounding the wound. For one week the hand is protected with a dressing. The hand and arm are elevated with a sling.
Dyshidrosis is a type of dermatitis, characterized by itchy vesicles of 1–2 mm in size, on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet. [8] Outbreaks usually conclude within three to four weeks, but often recur. [4] [8] Repeated attacks may result in fissures and skin thickening. [7] The cause of the condition is not ...
Plantar wart (verruca, verruca plantaris), a hard, sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on pressure points on the soles of the feet. Mosaic wart, a group of tightly clustered plantar-type warts, commonly on the hands or soles of the feet.
A rheumatoid nodule is a lump of tissue, or an area of swelling, that appears on the exterior of the skin usually around the olecranon (tip of the elbow) or the interphalangeal joints (finger knuckles), but can appear in other areas. [1]
Osler's nodes are painful, red, raised lesions found typically on the hands and feet. [1] They are associated with a number of conditions, including infective endocarditis, and are caused by immune complex deposition. Their presence is one definition of Osler's sign. [2]
Paroxysmal hand hematoma, also known as Achenbach syndrome, is a skin condition characterized by spontaneous focal hemorrhage into the palm or the volar surface of a finger, which results in transitory localized pain, followed by rapid swelling and localized blueish discoloration.
They present as multiple small or large bumps characteristically on the heels and wrists. [2] Most are asymptomatic and pain is rare, although some may present with pain before the bumps are noticed. [3] They generally occur bilaterally and display a yellowish to skin-color. [3] They may feel soft or firm. [3] [4]