Purple Glove Syndrome Caused by Intravenous Phenytoin Injection.
- Author:
Won Ung SHIN
1
;
Hae Jun SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. hjsongmd@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phenytoin;
Purple glove syndrome
- MeSH:
Child;
Edema;
Epilepsy;
Extremities;
Hand;
Humans;
Injections, Intravenous;
Korea;
Phenytoin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(11):1038-1040
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Purple glove syndrome (PGS) is a rare complication of intravenous phenytoin use that is poorly understood and potentially serious. The characteristic features of PGS are pain, edema, and discoloration at the injection site that spreads to the distal limbs. Diagnosis of PGS can be made from clinical presentation, and treatment is usually restricted to conservative therapy. A 7-year-old girl was treated with phenytoin for epilepsy and was referred to our department for violaceous color change and edema on intravenous injection site of the left hand. It was consistent with PGS, and to our knowledge, it is first report in Korea.
