Pachydermodactyly: An Unknown Entity Tolis, Konstantinos, MD, MSc; Stavropoulos, Nikolaos, MD, PhD; Mavrogenis, Andreas, MD, PhD ...
The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.),
08/2016, Letnik:
41, Številka:
8
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Pachydermodactyly is a rare benign disease that usually affects the dorsal skin and subcutaneous tissue of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers; the ...thumb is usually spared. Hyperkeratosis on the dorsal side of the affected areas is common. We present a case of a 19-year-old man who was diagnosed with pachydermodactyly after evaluation of a painless, progressive swelling and hyperkeratosis at the proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints of all fingers, bilaterally, for 6 years before presentation. Conservative treatment was prescribed and the patient remains asymptomatic. Given the benign and nonprogressive course of the disease, symptomatic treatment alone is all that is usually required.
