Dupuytren's contracture in a Filipino male: A case report and review of the literature.
- Author:
Ted Matthew P. EVANGELISTA
1
;
John Hubert C. PUA
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Dupuytrens Disease|filipino|case Report
- MeSH: Dupuytren Contracture|asian
- From: Journal of Medicine University of Santo Tomas 2022;6(2):1039-1045
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Dupuytren’s disease (DD) is a heritable, benign, chronic fibroproliferative process which affects the connective tissue of the palmar fascia. DD is rare among Asians with a prevalence of 0.004 to 0.032 percent. There are only 74 cases of DD among Asians identified in literature, and there are no published cases from the Philippines. We discuss a rare case of DD in a 60-year-old male Filipino presenting with bilateral loss of range of motion of the middle, ring, and little finger of both hands.
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