Dactylitis
May 9th, 2019
Overview
Look For
- Inflammation of an entire digit due to synovitis of each joint, resulting in a 'sausage-like' digit.
Significance
- Dactylitis is classically pathognomonic of psoriatic arthritis.
Causes of Dactylitis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Gout
- Tuberculosis
- Flexor tendon sheath infection
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