Camptodactyly and Knuckle Pads Coexisting in an Adolescent Boy: Connection or Coincidence?

Camptodactyly is a condition characterized by a nontraumatic, fixed flexion contracture at the proximal interphalangeal joint, typically involving the fifth finger. Most occurrences are sporadic, but autosomal dominant transmission and syndromic associations have been described in the literature. We...

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Published inPediatric dermatology Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. e126 - e127
Main Authors Corbo, Michael D., Weinstein, Miriam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2015
Subjects
Adolescent
Biopsy
Callosities - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Finger Joint - pathology
Hand Deformities, Congenital - diagnosis
Humans
Male
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Summary:Camptodactyly is a condition characterized by a nontraumatic, fixed flexion contracture at the proximal interphalangeal joint, typically involving the fifth finger. Most occurrences are sporadic, but autosomal dominant transmission and syndromic associations have been described in the literature. We describe the case of an adolescent boy who presented to our clinic with a 2‐year history of bilateral, nonsyndromic camptodactyly and knuckle pads.
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ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.12558