Achenbach syndrome

Achenbach’s syndrome describes the sudden occurrence of bruising, pain and swelling of one or more digits of the hand involving the volar aspect of the proximal and middle phalanges. Also known as ...

This benign, self-limiting condition predominantly affects middle-aged women.

A 66-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset pain and bruising in her right middle finger. She had had a similar episode 3 weeks earlier, which had resolved spontaneously.

Over the past month, I have twice experienced a sudden sharp pain - once in a finger and once in my thumb - followed by the sudden appearance of a bru...

Achenbach syndrome is a painful subcutaneous bruise resulting from damage to small veins in a finger, which causes it to swell and turn blue. It can be treated by cooling and avoiding triggers.

Out of nowhere a woman notices that, though her middle finger doesn’t hurt, it does not look or feel normal.

A pair of middle-aged sisters is presented who experienced episodes of spontaneous, relatively atraumatic, acute onset, painful sub-cutaneous bleeding into the ...

I looked at my middle finger and was surprised to see the intensity of the purple color of my skin.

Achenbach syndrome, also known as "paroxysmal finger haematoma", is a rare, benign, self-limiting condition with unknown etiology that results in an acute onset swelling and pain, and subsequently blue discoloration of the fingers and sometimes the feet. The pathophysiology of this syndrome is not entirely clear, but intermittent spontaneous hematoma formation is reported as its characteristic symptom. Achenbach syndrome is more predominant in the female population. There are no known risk…