Dactylitis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Dactylytis is a sausage-shaped swelling of the fingers and toes, and can be painful.
Historical Perspective
The word dactyl comes from the Greek word “daktylos” meaning “finger”. In its medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes.
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Historical Perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
The word dactyl comes from the Greek word “daktylos” meaning “finger”. In its medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes.
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Pathophysiology
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Pathophysiology
Associated Conditions
Dactylitis can occur in seronegative arthropathies, such as psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, in sickle-cell disease as result of a vasoocclusive crisis with bone infarcts, and in infectious conditions including tuberculosis and leprosy.
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Causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Causes
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | Sickle cell anaemia |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Gonococcal arthritis, Leprosy, Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Treponema pallidum |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | Gonococcal arthritis, Leprosy, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Juvenile chronic arthritis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis,Reiter’s syndrome |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | Juvenile chronic arthritis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Reiter’s syndrome, Sarcoiditis, Sarcoidosis |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Gonococcal arthritis
- Juvenile chronic arthritis
- Leprosy
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Psoriasis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Sarcoiditis
- Sarcoidosis
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Treponema pallidum
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Differentiating Dactylitis from other Diseases
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Epidemiology and Demographics
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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
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