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In this case report, we review the clinical course of an adolescent who sustained a low-velocity, low-pressure, penetrating wound to the midpalmar aspect of the hand with a kerosene containing thermometer. The exposure led to a clinical picture of an acute midpalmar abscess within 24 hours. Despite irrigation and debridement of frank purulent material, cultures and pathology remained negative for infection. This case highlights that kerosene exposure, although rare, can mimic an acute infection with intraoperative findings consistent
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