Citation

Cooper MA, Davies DM. J. Hand Surg. Br. 1985; 10(3): 399-400.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4078476

Abstract

A patient with hysterical, "artificial" or factitious oedema of the hand caused by the application of a tourniquet is reported. A high index of suspicion is needed in diagnosing this condition in which surgery should be avoided. Psychotherapy is the ultimate treatment but a pneumatic compression bag was found to be of use and helped confirm the diagnosis.

Language: en