Presentation
Pain and swelling of left palm near the thumb. History of wooden splinter injury at the site of tenderness in palm.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Thenar space abscess
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Irregular thick walled hypoechoic abscess with retained foreign body (wooden splinter). Additional ill defined hypoechoic area proximal to the abscess likely represents additional developing abscess. No intrinsic color flow identified in both lesions. Adjacent soft tissue edema seen.