Course: Persistent Green-Blue Plaque in a Healthy Woman
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2023-02-08
An otherwise healthy woman in her 30s presented with a painful bruise on her hand that initially appeared a few days after she sustained a twisting injury to the affected hand while participating in acroyoga 2 years before. Since the initial onset, the bruise and pain had persisted despite icing and resting the area. She denied any personal or family history of bleeding disorders.
On examination, an ill-defined indurated blue-green plaque was noted on the dorsum of the left hand (). Radiography results showed soft tissue swelling but were otherwise unremarkable. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging showed a heterogeneously fluid hyperintense and T1 heterogeneously hyperintense lesion measuring approximately 1.6?×-0.5?×-2.9 cm that was centered within the dorsal subcutaneous soft tissue of the hand. An excision was performed.
Educational Objective
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
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