What's Your Assessment?

The article presents a case study of a 26-year-old Caucasian female with a chief complaint of pain to the right third finger. It notes that the patient works in an office that is prone to paper cuts from opening the mail. It reports that she has complete immunization and her physical findings and laboratory values were within the normal limits. It also discusses several differential diagnoses of the patient's condition including paronychia, cellulitis and herpetic whitlow.