Dactylitis

Dactylitis or sausage digit is inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe),^[1] and can be painful.

The word dactyl comes from the Greek word "daktylos" meaning "finger". In its medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes.

Associated conditions

Dactylitis can occur in seronegative arthropathies, such as psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, in sickle-cell disease as result of a vasoocclusive crisis with bone infarcts, and in infectious conditions including tuberculosis and leprosy.

In sickle-cell disease it is manifested for the first time between 6-9 month old infants.

References

1. ^ "dactylitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

This medical sign article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Inflammations Rheumatology Orthopedic problems Medical sign stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Borthwood Copse Experience good Look at other dictionaries: Dactylitis — Dac tyl*i tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. da ktylos finger + itis.] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of the fingers. Gross. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Dactylītis — (v. gr., Chir.), Fingerentzündung, so v.w. Panaritium …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Dactylitis — vgl. Daktylitis …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke Dactylitis — Inflammation of a digit (either a finger or a toe). Dactyl comes from the Greek daktylos meaning finger. It now refers not only to the fingers but also the toes. Dactyledema is edema (swelling) of the fingers or toes; dactylomegaly is enlargement …   Medical dictionary dactylitis — n. inflammation of fingers and toes …   English contemporary dictionary dactylitis — n. inflammation of a finger or toe caused by bone infection (as in tuberculous osteomyelitis) or rheumatic disease or seen in infants with sickle cell disease …   The new mediacal dictionary dactylitis —   n. inflammation of fingers and toes …   Dictionary of difficult words dactylitis — …   Useful english dictionary Дактилит (Dactylitis) — воспаление пальца кисти или стопы в результате инфекционного поражения кости (например, при туберкулезном остеомиелите) или ревматического заболевания. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины blistering distal dactylitis — localized infection of the fat pad at the end of a finger or less often a toe, with blister formation; the usual cause is bacterial infection with either Staphylococcus aureus or a β hemolytic streptococcus …   Medical dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”