A Case of Pachydermodactyly.
- Author:
Jung Min BAE
1
;
Mi Yeon KIM
;
Young Min PARK
;
Hyung Ok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. knderma@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Knuckle pad;
Pachydermodactyly
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Collagen;
Dermis;
Fibroblasts;
Fingers;
Hand;
Humans;
Joints;
Male;
Mucins;
Triamcinolone
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2006;44(9):1136-1138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pachydermodactyly is an uncommon condition in which poorly-circumscribed, symmetrical, soft-tissue swelling occurs on the proximal phalanges and interphalangeal joints of the hands. The condition mostly affects young men. Histopathologically, pachydermodactyly shows hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, mucin formation, a thickened dermis with collagen deposition in irregular bundles and sparse benign fibroblasts. We herein report a typical case of pachydermodactyly in a 17-year-old male, who had soft tissue swelling on the lateral side of both 4th fingers. The lesions were treated with intralesional triamcinolone injections.
