Post ambulatory swollen hands (POTASH): a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post ambulatory swollen hands (POTASH) is an acquired condition that presents as asymptomatic swelling of the hands and their digits during ambulatory activities such as walking, hiking, and running. Affected individuals cannot clench their fingers into their palm to make a fist and thereby have a positive fist sign. The benign condition typically resolves spontaneously within 2 hours with complete resolution of the swelling; the individual can make a tight fist and has a negative fist sign.

Case description

A 65-year-old man developed POTASH, when he was rapidly walking during a 13.1-mile half marathon race, that presented as asymptomatic swelling of his fingers and hands. His hands and their digits began to swell after the first hour of running and continued to

SUBMITTER: Cohen PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459422 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature