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A case of pachydermodactyly.
Pachydermodactyly (PDD) is a rare, benign form of digital fibromatosis and this is characterized by asymptomatic soft tissue swelling that affects the lateral aspects of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of the fingers. Although the etiology of PDD is unknown, the possibility of repetitive minor trauma by habitual or compulsive habits of interlacing the fingers or rubbing of the fingers...
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Pachydermodactyly (PDD), Greek for thick-skin-finger, is an infrequently recognized benign disorder characterized by painless fusiform swelling of the soft tissues around the proximal interphalangeal joints of the hands. Histopathologic features include increased dermal accumulation of collagen fibers. Young males are predominantly affected. PDD is quite rare with approximately 90 cumulative ca...
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Ultrastructural studies and immunophenotyping have shown these cells to be fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. The immunohistochemical profile is very variable, although vimentin is frequently expressed. CD34 expression has been reported in some cases; this can complicate the diagnosis as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans must then be considered in the differential diagnosis. Immunohistochemistry is ...
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Pachydermodactyly (PDD) is a rare and benign form of digital soft tissues fibromatosis, which affects the skin of the fingers. The disorder is characterized by asymptomatic, symmetric, progressive soft tissue swelling of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of the fingers. The etiology of disease remains unknown. It is usually acquired, even though there are some publications that document...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.20848