Dactylitis Health Dictionary

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Dactylitis: From 3 Different Sources

Inflammation of the fingers or toes, which sometimes occurs in people with sickle cell anaemia. More rarely, dactylitis can be caused by tuberculosis and syphilis.
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
In?ammation of a ?nger or toe.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary
n. inflammation of a finger or toe caused by bone infection (as in tuberculous *osteomyelitis) or rheumatic diseases, such as spondyloarthropathy, psoriatic arthritis, or sarcoidosis or seen in infants with sickle-cell disease. The whole digit is swollen and may resemble a sausage (known as ‘sausage digit’). The diffuse swelling arises from the flexor tendon, its sheath, and adjacent soft tissue.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Finger

One of the digits of the hand. Each finger has 3 phalanges (bones), which join at hinge joints moved by muscle tendons, and an artery, vein, and nerve running down each side. The entire structure is enclosed in skin with a nail at the tip.Common finger injuries are lacerations, fractures, tendon ruptures, and mallet finger.

Infections such as paronychia can occur, and inflamed flexor tendons may cause trigger finger.

Congenital finger disorders include syndactyly, polydactyly, missing fingers, or a webbed appearance due to deep membrane between the fingers; other finger disorders include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, Raynaud’s disease, and dactylitis (swelling) due to sickle cell anaemia.

Clubbing of the fingers is a sign of chronic lung disease or some forms of congenital heart disease.

Tumours of the finger are rare but may occur in chondromatosis.... finger

Phalangitis

n. inflammation of a finger or toe, causing swelling and pain. The condition may be caused by infection of the soft tissues, tendon sheaths, bone, or joints or by some rheumatic diseases, such as *psoriatic arthritis. See also dactylitis.... phalangitis

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