Dactylitis WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Dactylitis
Inflammation of a digit (finger or toe) is called dactylitis in medical terminology.1 Fingers or toes that are affected by dactylitis swell up into a sausage shape and become painful.1 Common diseases that can result in dactylitis include sickle cell disease, tuberculosis, syphilis, and psoriatic arthritis.1
Fast Facts:
- Infants with sickle cell disease may first begin having symptoms of dactylitis around six to nine months of age.2
- Signs and symptoms of dactylitis include painful swelling of the hands and feet, a warm feeling to the swollen areas, fever, mild anemia, and a raised white blood cell count.1
- Treatment for dactylitis is typically limited to treating its cause.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 DermNet NZ: Dactylitis
- ↑ Wikipedia: Dactylitis
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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