Critical ischemia of the fingers in an auto mechanic as a result of occupational exposure

• Authors: Maciej Rabczyński , Edwin Kuźnik , Maciej Guziński , Rajmund Adamiec

Abstracts

EN

Hypothenar hammer syndrome is a rare cause of ischemic fingers observed mainly in young men smoking cigarettes and it is associated with repeated trauma of the ulnar artery in the area of the hypothenar eminence of the dominant-hand arm, resulting in a deficit of blood supply with the occurrence of hand symptoms typical for chronic and sometimes critical ischemia. Artery injury in this location is most often the result of multiple repetitions of the same activity being mostly the result of occupational exposure. We present a case of a 27-year-old car mechanic admitted to the hospital with symptoms of critical ischemia of the fingers III, IV, and V of the right hand, which resolved after conservative treatment.

Keywords

EN

occupational exposure; HHS; critical ischemia; vascular disease

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 169-173

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Maciej Rabczyński

• Medical University in Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland (Department of Angiology, Hypertension and Diabetology)

author

Edwin Kuźnik

• Medical University in Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland (Department of Angiology, Hypertension and Diabetology)

author

Maciej Guziński

• Medical University in Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland (Department of Radiology, Institute of General Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology)

author

Rajmund Adamiec

• Medical University in Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland (Department of Angiology, Hypertension and Diabetology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-014-0293-5

Biblioteka Nauki

2176996