Purulent phalangeitis symptoms?

summary

Purulent phalangeitis is a kind of subcutaneous suppurative infection on the palmar surface of the distal part of the finger, which is mostly caused by stabbing. The pathogenic bacteria are mostly Staphylococcus aureus. Pyogenic phalangeitis can form a high pressure pus cavity, which can not only cause severe pain, but also compress the nutrient vessels of the phalange, causing phalange ischemia and necrosis. If the pus directly invades the phalange, it can cause osteomyelitis. Purulent phalangeitis symptoms? Let's talk about it.

Purulent phalangeitis symptoms?

1. In the early stage, there was acupuncture like pain in the fingertip, and then the tissue swelled, the pressure increased, and the pain was severe.

2. When the finger artery is compressed, the pain turns to pulsatile throbbing pain, and the affected limb is drooping, which aggravates the pain, making the patient restless and sleepless all night.

3. Accompanied with fever and other systemic symptoms. 4. In the later stage, some patients were paralyzed due to the compression of nerve endings and nutritional disorders, but the finger pain was alleviated; Local skin changes from red to white, suggesting that local necrosis may occur, often leading to delayed wound healing.

matters needing attention

1. Raise the affected hand, brake and have a good rest. Local use of hot compress or warm water bath and other physical therapy. 2. Give sedatives or analgesics. 3. Give antibiotic treatment, usually with penicillin or other commonly used antibiotics. 4. Incision and drainage or decompression should be done as soon as possible. 5. After operation, it was fixed in the functional position and suspended with sling. 6. After infection control, immediately start to practice automatic or passive activities to prevent ankylosis of finger joint.