Dactylitis
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| Dactylitis | |
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| Synonyms | Sausage digit |
| Pronounce | N/A |
| Specialty | N/A |
| Symptoms | Swelling of fingers or toes |
| Complications | Arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Sickle cell disease |
| Onset | |
| Duration | |
| Types | |
| Causes | Infection, Inflammation, Autoimmune disease |
| Risks | |
| Diagnosis | Clinical examination, X-ray, MRI |
| Differential diagnosis | Tenosynovitis, Cellulitis, Gout |
| Prevention | |
| Treatment | NSAIDs, Corticosteroids, DMARDs |
| Medication | |
| Prognosis | Varies depending on underlying cause |
| Frequency | |
| Deaths | |
Dactylitis literally means inflammation of the digit.
Other names[edit]
Sausage digit
Etiology[edit]
The word dactyl comes from the Greek word "daktylos" meaning "finger".
Both fingers and toes[edit]
The term refers to both the fingers and the toes.
Associated conditions[edit]
Dactylitis can occur in the following conditions:
- seronegative arthropathies, including psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis,
- sickle-cell disease as result of a vasoocclusive crisis with bone infarcts,
- tuberculosis, syphilis, and leprosy.
- In reactive arthritis, sausage fingers occur due to synovitis.
- Dactylitis may also be seen with sarcoidosis.
Signs and symptoms[edit]
Signs and symptoms include stiff, painful joints with redness, heat, and swelling in the surrounding tissues. When the hands and feet are affected, swelling and redness may result in a "sausage-like" appearance of the fingers or toes (dactylitis)
Diagnosis[edit]
A combination of blood tests, X-rays, and in some cases, MRI
Treatment[edit]
Treatment depends on the underlying cause
Prevention[edit]
Prevention of the underlying cause
Caveat[edit]
The presence of dactylitis eliminates rheumatoid arthritis from the differential diagnosis.
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