Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis
Knuckle pads or Garrod’s nodes are a rare, non-inflammatory condition. They consist of benign, well-circumscribed fibro-adipose tissue over the small joints of hands and feet. Knuckle pads may be under-diagnosed and mistaken for early arthritis. The rheumatologist should perform an accurate differen...
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| author | I. Giovannini S. Zandonella Callegher E. Errichetti S. De Vita A. Zabotti |
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| description | Knuckle pads or Garrod’s nodes are a rare, non-inflammatory condition. They consist of benign, well-circumscribed fibro-adipose tissue over the small joints of hands and feet. Knuckle pads may be under-diagnosed and mistaken for early arthritis. The rheumatologist should perform an accurate differential diagnosis in which he can be helped by ultrasound and by other colleagues, such as the dermatologist. Ultrasound is considered useful in the assessment of the thickening of the subcutaneous tissue, located usually on the extensor site of proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal hand joints. Dermoscopy may play a role in detecting epidermal and dermal changes. We hereby report the case of a female patient with knuckle pads mimicking psoriatic arthritis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdeced644616497080415e97ac64af292022-12-22T00:33:35ZengPAGEPress PublicationsReumatismo0048-74492240-26832021-04-0173110.4081/reumatismo.2021.1354Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritisI. Giovannini0S. Zandonella Callegher1E. Errichetti2S. De Vita3A. Zabotti4Department of Medical and Biological Science, Rheumatology Clinic, University of UdineDepartment of Medical and Biological Science, Rheumatology Clinic, University of UdineInstitute of Dermatology, “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, UdineDepartment of Medical and Biological Science, Rheumatology Clinic, University of UdineDepartment of Medical and Biological Science, Rheumatology Clinic, University of UdineKnuckle pads or Garrod’s nodes are a rare, non-inflammatory condition. They consist of benign, well-circumscribed fibro-adipose tissue over the small joints of hands and feet. Knuckle pads may be under-diagnosed and mistaken for early arthritis. The rheumatologist should perform an accurate differential diagnosis in which he can be helped by ultrasound and by other colleagues, such as the dermatologist. Ultrasound is considered useful in the assessment of the thickening of the subcutaneous tissue, located usually on the extensor site of proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal hand joints. Dermoscopy may play a role in detecting epidermal and dermal changes. We hereby report the case of a female patient with knuckle pads mimicking psoriatic arthritis.https://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/1354Knuckle padsGarrod’s nodespsoriatic arthritisultrasounddermoscopy. |
| spellingShingle | I. Giovannini S. Zandonella Callegher E. Errichetti S. De Vita A. Zabotti Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis Reumatismo Knuckle pads Garrod’s nodes psoriatic arthritis ultrasound dermoscopy. |
| title | Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis |
| title_full | Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis |
| title_fullStr | Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis |
| title_short | Knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis |
| title_sort | knuckle pads mimic early psoriatic arthritis |
| topic | Knuckle pads Garrod’s nodes psoriatic arthritis ultrasound dermoscopy. |
| url | https://www.reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/1354 |
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