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Cellulitis of hand

MedGen UID:
831
•Concept ID:
C0007646
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cellulitis of Hand
SNOMED CT: Cellulitis of hand (62837005)

Definition

Cellulitis of the hand. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCellulitis of hand

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema.
Scaglioni MF, Fontein DBY, Arvanitakis M, Giovanoli P
Microsurgery 2017 Nov;37(8):947-953. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1002/micr.30246. PMID: 28972280
Diagnosis and Arthroscopic Management of Dorsal Wrist Capsular Impingement.
Matson AP, Dekker TJ, Lampley AJ, Richard MJ, Leversedge FJ, Ruch DS
J Hand Surg Am 2017 Mar;42(3):e167-e174. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.12.012. PMID: 28259281
Teeth syndrome: diagnosis, complications and management.
Sbai MA, Benzarti S, Boussen M, Maalla R
Pan Afr Med J 2015;22:71. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.71.7313. PMID: 26834924Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica: A review of interdigital candidiasis.
Schlager E, Ashack K, Khachemoune A
Dermatol Online J 2018 Aug 15;24(8) PMID: 30677843
Common Skin Conditions in Children: Skin Infections.
Rayala BZ, Morrell DS
FP Essent 2017 Feb;453:26-32. PMID: 28196318
Hand infections: anatomy, types and spread of infection, imaging findings, and treatment options.
Patel DB, Emmanuel NB, Stevanovic MV, Matcuk GR Jr, Gottsegen CJ, Forrester DM, White EA
Radiographics 2014 Nov-Dec;34(7):1968-86. doi: 10.1148/rg.347130101. PMID: 25384296
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article
Occupational hand infections.
Gaar E
Clin Occup Environ Med 2006;5(2):369-80, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.coem.2005.11.004. PMID: 16647654

Diagnosis

Hand Infections.
Koshy JC, Bell B
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Jan;44(1):46-54. Epub 2018 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.05.027. PMID: 30017648
Acute hand infections.
Osterman M, Draeger R, Stern P
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Aug;39(8):1628-35; quiz 1635. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.03.031. PMID: 25070032
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article
Hand infections.
McDonald LS, Bavaro MF, Hofmeister EP, Kroonen LT
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Aug;36(8):1403-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.05.035. PMID: 21816297
Occupational hand infections.
Gaar E
Clin Occup Environ Med 2006;5(2):369-80, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.coem.2005.11.004. PMID: 16647654

Therapy

Hand Infections.
Koshy JC, Bell B
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Jan;44(1):46-54. Epub 2018 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.05.027. PMID: 30017648
Lethal Necrotizing Cellulitis Caused by ESBL-Producing E. Coli after Laparoscopic Intestinal Vaginoplasty.
Negenborn VL, van der Sluis WB, Meijerink WJHJ, Bouman MB
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017 Feb;30(1):e19-e21. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.09.005. PMID: 27664856
Acute hand infections.
Osterman M, Draeger R, Stern P
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Aug;39(8):1628-35; quiz 1635. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.03.031. PMID: 25070032
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article
Occupational hand infections.
Gaar E
Clin Occup Environ Med 2006;5(2):369-80, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.coem.2005.11.004. PMID: 16647654

Prognosis

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic context on the microbiological epidemiology and management of flexor sheath phlegmons.
Pirbakas P, Gabriel C, Donatien J, Stratan L, Odri G, Plawecki S, Severyns MP
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2023 Feb;109(1):103315. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2022.103315. PMID: 35568297Free PMC Article
Upper Extremity Infections in the Transplant Population.
Aliotta RE, Jacob DD, Said SA, Bassiri Gharb B, Rampazzo A
J Hand Surg Am 2023 Sep;48(9):953.e1-953.e9. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.03.001. PMID: 35525682
Erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica: A review of interdigital candidiasis.
Schlager E, Ashack K, Khachemoune A
Dermatol Online J 2018 Aug 15;24(8) PMID: 30677843
Lethal Necrotizing Cellulitis Caused by ESBL-Producing E. Coli after Laparoscopic Intestinal Vaginoplasty.
Negenborn VL, van der Sluis WB, Meijerink WJHJ, Bouman MB
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017 Feb;30(1):e19-e21. Epub 2016 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.09.005. PMID: 27664856
Sclerotherapy for low-flow vascular malformations of the head and neck: A systematic review of sclerosing agents.
Horbach SE, Lokhorst MM, Saeed P, de Goüyon Matignon de Pontouraude CM, Rothová A, van der Horst CM
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016 Mar;69(3):295-304. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.10.045. PMID: 26723834

Clinical prediction guides

Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis.
Myers DM, Goubeaux C, Skura B, Warmoth PJ, Taylor BC
Hand (N Y) 2023 Nov;18(8):1323-1329. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1177/15589447221092058. PMID: 35611491Free PMC Article
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic context on the microbiological epidemiology and management of flexor sheath phlegmons.
Pirbakas P, Gabriel C, Donatien J, Stratan L, Odri G, Plawecki S, Severyns MP
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2023 Feb;109(1):103315. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2022.103315. PMID: 35568297Free PMC Article
Jejunal Mesenteric Vascularized Lymph Node Transplantation for Lymphedema: Outcomes and Technical Modifications.
Schaverien MV, Hofstetter WL, Hall MS, Chen DN, Selber JC
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Apr 1;149(4):700e-710e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008960. PMID: 35157612
Diagnosis and Arthroscopic Management of Dorsal Wrist Capsular Impingement.
Matson AP, Dekker TJ, Lampley AJ, Richard MJ, Leversedge FJ, Ruch DS
J Hand Surg Am 2017 Mar;42(3):e167-e174. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.12.012. PMID: 28259281
Sclerotherapy for low-flow vascular malformations of the head and neck: A systematic review of sclerosing agents.
Horbach SE, Lokhorst MM, Saeed P, de Goüyon Matignon de Pontouraude CM, Rothová A, van der Horst CM
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016 Mar;69(3):295-304. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.10.045. PMID: 26723834

Recent systematic reviews

Watch Out for Wild Animals: A Systematic Review of Upper Extremity Injuries Caused by Uncommon Species.
Israel JS, McCarthy JE, Rose KR, Rao VK
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Nov;140(5):1008-1022. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003754. PMID: 29068939
Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema.
Scaglioni MF, Fontein DBY, Arvanitakis M, Giovanoli P
Microsurgery 2017 Nov;37(8):947-953. Epub 2017 Oct 3 doi: 10.1002/micr.30246. PMID: 28972280
Sclerotherapy for low-flow vascular malformations of the head and neck: A systematic review of sclerosing agents.
Horbach SE, Lokhorst MM, Saeed P, de Goüyon Matignon de Pontouraude CM, Rothová A, van der Horst CM
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016 Mar;69(3):295-304. Epub 2015 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.10.045. PMID: 26723834
Evidence-based diagnostics: adult septic arthritis.
Carpenter CR, Schuur JD, Everett WW, Pines JM
Acad Emerg Med 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01121.x. PMID: 21843213Free PMC Article

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