Beltraminelli, Helmut; Itin, Peter (2009). Pachydermodactyly--just a sign of emotional distress. European journal of dermatology EJD, 19(1), pp. 5-13. Montrouge: John Libbey Eurotext 10.1684/ejd.2008.0543
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Pachydermodactyly (PDD) is a benign, asymptomatic soft tissue swelling affecting the skin of the lateral aspects of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers II-IV, mostly in young adolescent males, and could be interpreted as a consequence of tic-like behaviour as an obsessive-compulsive disorder in male adolescents. The differential diagnosis includes numerous diseases; a rapid clinical recognition of PDD would avoid many useless and expensive diagnostic tests. There is no effective medical treatment for PDD, but discontinuation of the tic-like mechanical traumatisation generally leads to a marked amelioration of the finger swelling. In this article we review the world literature, which contains 87 additional cases on this topic.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Dermatology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Beltraminelli, Helmut |
ISSN: |
1167-1122 |
Publisher: |
John Libbey Eurotext |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:12 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:22 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1684/ejd.2008.0543 |
PubMed ID: |
19059823 |
Web of Science ID: |
000263100300002 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31762 (FactScience: 196433) |
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