02-18-2008, 08:46 AM
A 58-year-old man with alcoholic liver disease presents for his routine 3-month follow up. He reports having progressively worsening tightness over his left hand for the past few months. You notice that his left hand has a tight waxy skin in the palmar area with nodular swellings. Extension movements of the third and the fourth fingers are limited. His vital signs are stable. What is the cause of this presentation?
A. Trigger finger.
B. Contracture of palmar fascia.
C. Ganglion cyst.
D. Stenosing tenosynovitis.
E. Soft tissue mass.
A. Trigger finger.
B. Contracture of palmar fascia.
C. Ganglion cyst.
D. Stenosing tenosynovitis.
E. Soft tissue mass.