II. Definitions
- Dactylitis (Sausage Digit)
- Diffuse fusiform swelling of fingers or toes
- Derived from the Greek "dactylos" for finger
III. Causes
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Gout (5% of gout cases)
- Sarcoidosis (0.2% of sarcoid cases)
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Blistering distal Dactylitis
- Children with infection of the anterior fat pad (distal, volar digits) of fingers (less commonly toes)
- Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal infection is most common cause
- Dactylitis in Sickle Cell Anemia (hand foot syndrome)
- Congenital Syphilis
- Skeletal Tuberculosis
IV. Resources
- Dactylitis (DermNet)
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 264516005 |
| Dutch | dactylitis |
| French | Dactylite |
| German | Daktylitis |
| Italian | Dattilite |
| Portuguese | Dactilite |
| Spanish | Dactilitis, dactilitis (trastorno), dactilitis |
| Japanese | 指炎, ｼｴﾝ |
| English | dactylitis, dactylitis (diagnosis), Dactylitis, Dactylitis (disorder) |
| Czech | Daktylitida |
| Hungarian | Dactylitis |
