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Dale M. Daniel, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1973;107(4):548-551.

Abstract
Today's physician, seeing patients with a nontraumatic acutely swollen hand, must consider the possibility of drug abuse. The hand problem may be infection, Volkmann ischemia, skin bullae due to barbiturate overdose, or endarteritis due to intra-arterial injection. Cases illustrating the spectrum of drug-related acute hand problems seen in a county hospital and reported in the literature are presented.

Author Affiliations
San Diego, Calif

From the University Hospital of San Diego County and Division of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego Medical School.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 2, 1973.

Reprint requests to Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of San Diego County, 225 W Dickinson St, San Diego, CA 92103 (Dr. Daniel).

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