A 23-year-old male presented with a swelling over the volar aspect of the middle finger
of the left hand. The swelling had been present since birth, however, it increased
over a period of two months and became increasingly painful. He denied any previous
trauma to the finger. Examination showed a painless, compressible, slightly pulsatile,
lilaceous swelling over the distal one third of the left middle finger. There was
no sensory or motor impairment. Doppler ultrasound showed the presence of an arteriovenous
malformation (22×8 mm) on the ulnar side of the volar aspect of the distal phalanx with normal flow velocity.
This was confirmed by arteriography that showed an arteriovenous malformation in the
late arterial phase with a major venous component.
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Published online: February 09, 2007
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© 2007 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
