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  • Pachydermodactyly: An Unkno...
    Tolis, Konstantinos, MD, MSc; Stavropoulos, Nikolaos, MD, PhD; Mavrogenis, Andreas, MD, PhD; Spyridonos, Sarantis, MD, PhD

    The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.), 08/2016, Letnik: 41, Številka: 8
    Journal Article

    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.