Dactylitis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Dactylytis is a sausage-shaped swelling of the fingers and toes, and can be painful.
The word dactyl comes from the Greek word "daktylos" meaning "finger". In its medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes.
Differential diagnosis of causes
Common causes
Organ system based
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 |
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
Diagnostic Findings
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