VASCONCELOS, A.R.; Amanda Rego de Vasconcelos.; DANTAS, B. N.; BERENGUER, B.N.D.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9277369727127685; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9880061386519631; VASCONCELOS, Amanda Rêgo de.; DANTAS, Beatrice Nóbrega.
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pachydermodactyly is a form of benign digital fibromatosis acquired shortly
frequent. It mainly affects adolescents and young adults of the gender
masculine. It is clinically characterized by asymptomatic soft tissue enlargement.
around the proximal phalanges, mainly in the dorsal and lateral regions, and
interphalangeal joints. It is usually acquired and some authors do
association with repetitive mechanical trauma due to compulsive acts, but its
etiopathogenesis has not yet been clarified. It is a rare disease, with few
cases described in the literature. Therefore, it is still little known and probably
underreported. The analysis will be carried out through the application of a questionnaire in
reports and case series on pachydermodactyly identified in databases
data (MEDLINE and LILACS) and in the active search for bibliographic references until
August 2015. The analyzed variables will be gender, age, family history,
presence of pain and restriction of movement, affected fingers, joints
involved, other sites of involvement, time until diagnosis, presence of
repetitive mechanical trauma, laboratory, imaging, biopsy, conditions
associated and treatment. Data from selected cases will be evaluated and
results discussed in a predominantly descriptive way (frequency and
percentages), in addition to the mean, median and mode for the quantitative variable (range
age).