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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Pachydermodactyly: bilateral proximal interphalangeal joint swelling in an adolescent musician.

Arshak Shahenyan, Svetlana Harutyunyan, Margarita Nersisyan, Knarik Ginosyan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arshak ShahenyanDepartment of Pathophysiology, Yerevan State Medical University Named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-3802
Svetlana HarutyunyanDepartment of Rheumatology, Yerevan State Medical University Named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia.
Margarita NersisyanUltrasound diagnostics, Wigmore Clinic Medical Center Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia.
Knarik GinosyanDepartment of Rheumatology, Yerevan State Medical University Named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia kginosyan@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-8501

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An otherwise healthy young man was referred to the rheumatologist because of bilateral proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint enlargements. The main concern was excluding the presence of inflammatory arthritis. Physical examination revealed bilateral PIP finger joints (II-IV) swellings and cutaneous thickenings in adjacent areas. The specificity of this case was the patient who appeared in the physician's room with his violin suitcase pointing to his profession even from the first site. Complete blood count with leucocyte differentials appeared without changes. Radiographics failed to show joint fluid or bony changes. All immunological markers (RF, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide) and laboratory data (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, etc) were within the reference ranges or negative. After exclusion of rheumatoid and other inflammatory arthritis, and considering the occupation of the patient and demographics the diagnosis of a rare condition-pachydermodactyly was made.

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ArthritisFibromaJoint DiseasesAdolescentC-Reactive ProteinEdemaFinger JointHumansMalePeptidesC-Reactive ProteinPeptidesMusculoskeletal syndromesRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID36137643
PMCPMC9511534

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