Unilateral Palmar Callus and Irritant Hand Eczema – Underreported Signs of Dependency on Crutches

Leg amputees who can’t use prostheses and patients with arthritis are often dependent on crutches. Their chronic use can exert significant friction forces. The palmar skin will respond by forming a hyperkeratotic callus. We report for the first time unilateral palmar callus formation caused by frict...

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Autores principales: Wollina, Uwe, Heinig, Birgit, Tchernev, Georgi, França, Katlein, Lotti, Torello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Republic of Macedonia 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29483998
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.031
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author Wollina, Uwe
Heinig, Birgit
Tchernev, Georgi
França, Katlein
Lotti, Torello
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description Leg amputees who can’t use prostheses and patients with arthritis are often dependent on crutches. Their chronic use can exert significant friction forces. The palmar skin will respond by forming a hyperkeratotic callus. We report for the first time unilateral palmar callus formation caused by friction from using crutches. Another possible adverse effect is the triggering of irritant contact dermatitis by the handholes of crutches. We report two cases with hand dermatitis due to the chronic dependence on crutches and discuss treatment options.
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spelling pubmed-58162722018-02-26 Unilateral Palmar Callus and Irritant Hand Eczema – Underreported Signs of Dependency on Crutches Wollina, Uwe Heinig, Birgit Tchernev, Georgi França, Katlein Lotti, Torello Open Access Maced J Med Sci Case Report Leg amputees who can’t use prostheses and patients with arthritis are often dependent on crutches. Their chronic use can exert significant friction forces. The palmar skin will respond by forming a hyperkeratotic callus. We report for the first time unilateral palmar callus formation caused by friction from using crutches. Another possible adverse effect is the triggering of irritant contact dermatitis by the handholes of crutches. We report two cases with hand dermatitis due to the chronic dependence on crutches and discuss treatment options. Republic of Macedonia 2018-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5816272/ /pubmed/29483998 http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.031 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Uwe Wollina, Birgit Heinig, Georgi Tchernev, Katlein França, Torello Lotti. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/CC BY-NC/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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title_full Unilateral Palmar Callus and Irritant Hand Eczema – Underreported Signs of Dependency on Crutches
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title_short Unilateral Palmar Callus and Irritant Hand Eczema – Underreported Signs of Dependency on Crutches
title_sort unilateral palmar callus and irritant hand eczema – underreported signs of dependency on crutches
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