Contractures of fingers..

A 57-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and alcohol consumption was referred to the hand surgery unit owing to contractures of...

A 57-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and alcohol consumption was referred to the hand surgery unit owing to contractures of fingers of both hands. He reported that his brother and father had similar contractures.

怪哉怪哉..又來了..又是這種怪怪的圖..一對毛茸茸的手..中指不正常地收縮(不是在比中指阿..)..且仔細一看..在中指指節的最後一節似乎有個nodule存在..

又到了贏得馬克杯的時間..當然我是猜不出來啦..

Ans: Dupuytren's contracture


這是個甚麼玩意?相信對擅長手部手術的相關醫療人員來說一定有如家常便飯的簡單..

Dupuytren's contracture又稱為Morbus Dupuytren,是一種原因未明的疾病..常見的危險因子包括:

- 類似疾病的家族史
- 酗酒
- 糖尿病
- 吸煙

什麼樣的人比較會得這種疾病呢?

- 部分歐洲人種..包括維京人
- 男性>女性(10:1)

在症狀方面通常會是雙側的,並不會有慣有手與非慣有手之分,一般而言較不會突然發作..手部活動會因此而受限..

治療方面以手術為主,局部注射類固醇僅可提供部分緩解..又學到了一課..

Adapted from N Engl J Med. 2007; 356: e11.


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