Painful Finger Lesion

Allison Vogl, MD, AAHIVS
Carlie Hoffman, DO, MS
Emeil Shenouda, MD

American Family Physician. 2024;110(6):637-638.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

ALLISON VOGL, MD, AAHIVS; CARLIE HOFFMAN, DO, MS; and EMEIL SHENOUDA, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Address correspondence to Allison Vogl, MD, AAHIVS, at voglan2@upmc.edu.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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