Male With Pain in Left Hand Benjamin T. Brown, MD, Nilton D. Medina, MD, Lee E. Edstrom, MD  Annals of Emergency Medicine  Volume 53, Issue 1, (January 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.05.006 Copyright © 2008 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Penetrating wound in the left hand of a 59-year-old professional painter, with unrelated Dupuytren's disease of the small finger. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2009 53, DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.05.006) Copyright © 2008 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Intraoperative photograph revealing a significant amount of latex paint within the soft tissues of the palm. Used with permission of Lee E. Edstrom, MD, Department of Plastic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2009 53, DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.05.006) Copyright © 2008 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions