Swollen digits due to pachydermodactyly resembling inflammatory arthritis

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

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.57-59, 2019 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2018.18079
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-59
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Painless joint swelling, dermoscopy, pachydermodactyly
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.