2021年5月15日 · Felons are subcutaneous abscesses of the fingertip pulp. Diagnosis is made clinically by assessing for tenderness, erythema and fluctuance of the fingertip pulp. Treatment is usually I&D and IV antibiotics.

2022年4月19日 · A felon finger infection (also known as a felon or felon finger) is a painful infection in the fleshy part of your fingertip. This area is called the distal digital pulp. The infection can form a pocket of pus (abscess) within your fingertip.

2024年4月30日 · A felon is an infection that occurs within the closed-space compartments of the fingertip pulp. Any injury to the fingertip may predispose to a felon, including minor cuts, foreign body penetrations, splinters, and paronychias.

A painful, throbbing infection of the pulp of the fingertip is called a “felon” (see Figure 1). This closed space is separated into many small compartments, each of which fills with infection and pus.

A felon is an infection of the pulp space of the fingertip, usually with staphylococci and streptococci. (See also Overview and Evaluation of Hand Disorders.) The most common site is the distal pulp, which may be involved centrally, laterally, or apically.

An infection of the pad of the finger is called a felon or pulp-space infection. The finger is made up of several small areas of tissue. Because of this, pus from an infection can build up with no place to go.

2019年2月15日 · Paronychia, which can be acute or chronic, is an infection or inflammation of the nail fold. Treatment involves warm soaks, topical antibiotics, and abscess drainage, if indicated. A felon is...

2022年5月9日 · The spectrum of hand infections varies significantly from finger infections to deep-space infections, and from viral to bacterial and fungal. This article reviews the clinical spectrum and microbiology of the most common infections of the hand, and discusses the current concepts for their treatment.

Staphylococcal whitlow (also known as a felon) is a closed-space infection of the distal finger pulp. It presents with a rapid onset of very severe, throbbing pain, with redness and swelling of the distal pulp of the fingertip.

2019年5月7日 · Definition—Infection contained in the closed and unyielding septal spaces of the distal volar pad of the finger or thumb. Also referred to as a “ felon .” Vast majority of injuries arise from prior lacerations or penetrating trauma such as wooden or metal splinters or glass ( …