Swollen digits due to pachydermodactyly resembling inflammatory arthritis

ACAR A., Diricani F., YAMAN B., TAMSEL İ., KESER G., KARAARSLAN I.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.6, no.1, pp.57-59, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2018.18079
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-59
  • Keywords: Painless joint swelling, dermoscopy, pachydermodactyly
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Pachydermodactyly is a rare digital fibromatosis, characterized by painless, fusiform swelling in proximal interphalangeal joints. Since it may be misdiagnosed as inflammatory arthritis, it is important to call physicians' attention to this rarely seen condition to avoid unnecessary immunosuppressive treatment. Hereby, we present a case of a pachydermodactyly that had been previously followed-up and treated as an inflammatory arthritis for 4 years. We describe the clinical, radiological, and dermoscopic features of the case.