HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Verbov, 1975
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Acquired, rare disease from the group of benign fibromatoses, which primarily affects male adolescents.
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Long-term mechanical manipulation such as rubbing, pressing, sucking and chewing, even in the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Symptomless, spindle-shaped thickening of the lateral interphalangeal joints. In some cases also involvement of the palms with brownish hyperkeratosis and accentuated linear relief (see also under Tripe palms).
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Pachydermoperiosteosis, primary or symptomatic
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Avoidance of mechanical irritations, if necessary psychotherapeutic care.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Al Hammadi A, Hakim M (2007) Pachydermodactyly: case report and review of the literature. J Cutan Med Surg 11: 185-187
- Chamberlain AJ et al (2003) Pachydermodactyly: a forme fruste of knuckle pads? Australas J Dermatol 44: 140-143
- Hagedorn M et al (1994) Pachdermodactyly. Consequence of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dermatologist 45: 88-90
- Tompkins SD et al (1998) Distal pachydermodactyly. J Am Acad Dermatol 38: 359-362
- Verbov J (1975) Pachydermodactyly: a variant of the true knuckle pad. Arch Dermatol 111: 524
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