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Pachydermodactyly in a Young Girl: Cutaneous Manifestation of a Psychiatric Disorder?
Author(s) -
Cabanillas Miguel,
Monteagudo Benigno,
LeónMuíños Elvira,
SuárezAmor Oscar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01146.x
Subject(s) - girl , medicine , interphalangeal joint , dermatology , psychiatry , anatomy , developmental psychology , psychology
; Pachydermodactyly is a benign process characterized by painless fusiform skin swellings affecting radial and ulnar aspects of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers. We report a case of this condition in a young girl, suggesting a major role of psychiatric disorder in the development of cutaneous lesions.