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. 2021 Nov 6;13(11):e19312. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19312

Table 4. Summary of POTASH articles.

CR: current report; PAHS: postambulatory hand swelling; POTASH: post ambulatory swollen hands; Ref: reference

Author Year Descriptive nomenclature in article title Syndrome and/or acronym Comment Ref
Ravaglia et al. 2011 Postambulatory hand swelling Big hand syndrome and PAHS A prospective, brief point-in-time, in-person survey (undertaken in Portuguese) of once monthly, local park, walkers. The investigators had three goals: identify the incidence of big hand syndrome in walkers, compare the prevalence of the syndrome not only in men and women but also in different age groups, and determine if dog walkers were more prone than non-dog walkers to the syndrome. [1]
Cohen 2021 Post ambulatory swollen hands POTASH An autobiographical case report of running-associated POTASH, which includes a comprehensive review of post ambulatory hand swelling, a description of the positive fist sign as a clinical feature of swollen hands, and the differential diagnosis of conditions that can cause acute and chronic hand swelling. CR