Abstract
Individuals who are immunocompromised, such as those with a diagnosis of diabetes
or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as patients immunosuppressed
after transplantation or chemotherapy for oncologic reasons, are more prone to the
development of infections in general, and, more specifically, infections of the hand.
Most commonly, these hand infections are caused by organisms that are common to the
skin but may show an unusual aggressive or atypical course. A small percentage of
these patients are infected by atypical organisms that rarely cause infections in
an immunocompetent individual. The surgeon who treats hand infections also must be
aware of systemic conditions that can negatively impact the treatment of hand infections.
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