Marinesco succulent hand

Marinesco succulent hand
a soft, swollen, cyanotic, and cold hand caused by thickening and edema of the subcutaneous tissues; seen in syringomyelia. Called also main succulente and Marinesco sign. See also Morvan syndrome (def. 2), under syndrome.

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