Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Osteitis
Osteitis is the medical term for inflammation of bone tissue. In simple terms, it means the bone itself is reacting with redness, swelling, and...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Pseudogout
Pseudogout, also known as calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD), is a joint condition where tiny calcium crystals build up in the cartilage and fluid...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Dactylitis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Dactylitis refers to an inflammatory condition in which an entire finger or toe becomes diffusely swollen, often resembling a “sausage...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Neoplastic (Leukemic) Dactylitis
Neoplastic (leukemic) dactylitis is a rare form of “sausage digit” swelling caused not by infection or autoimmune disease, but by direct infiltration of malignant...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Traumatic Dactylitis
Traumatic dactylitis is a specific form of dactylitis—often called “sausage digit”—in which inflammation affects an entire finger or toe following a physical injury to...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Osteomyelitis-Induced Dactylitis
Osteomyelitis‐induced dactylitis is the inflammation of an entire finger or toe (“digit”) that arises when an infection of the bone (osteomyelitis) spreads into the...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Septic (Pyogenic) Dactylitis
Septic (pyogenic) dactylitis is an acute infection of a finger or toe—often called a “sausage digit”—characterized by rapid onset of pain, redness, warmth, and...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Gouty Dactylitis
Gouty dactylitis is a form of dactylitis—often called “sausage digit”—that arises when monosodium urate (MSU) crystals deposit in the soft tissues of a finger...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Sarcoid Dactylitis
Sarcoid dactylitis is a rare form of sarcoidosis in which clusters of inflammatory cells called granulomas collect in the bones of the fingers or...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Syphilitic Dactylitis
Tuberculous dactylitis, also called spina ventosa, is a form of skeletal tuberculosis in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects the short tubular bones of the hands...
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Spina Ventosa
Spina Ventosa, also known as tubercular dactylitis, is a rare form of skeletal tuberculosis affecting the short tubular bones of the hands and feet....
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Arthritis, and Chronic Pain (A - Z)
Ankylosing Spondylitis–Related Dactylitis
Dactylitis is the diffuse swelling of an entire finger or toe—often called a “sausage digit”—that occurs when inflammation involves the flexor tendon sheaths, joint...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Psoriatic Arthritis–Related Dactylitis
Psoriatic arthritis–related dactylitis, often called “sausage digit,” is a hallmark feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) characterized by diffuse swelling of an entire finger or...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Infectious (Septic) Dactylitis
Infectious (Septic) Dactylitis is a specific form of dactylitis in which an invading pathogen—most often bacteria—infects the bone (osteomyelitis) and surrounding soft-tissue sheath (tenosynovitis)...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Reactive Dactylitis
Reactive dactylitis, often called “sausage digit,” refers to a diffuse swelling of an entire finger or toe that arises as part of reactive arthritis....
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Tenosynovitis-Predominant Dactylitis
Tenosynovitis-predominant dactylitis is a form of sausage digit in which inflammation of the tendon sheaths (tenosynovium) drives the characteristic swelling of an entire finger...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Psoriatic Dactylitis
Psoriatic dactylitis, often called “sausage digit,” is the swelling of an entire finger or toe due to inflammation of joints, tendon sheaths, and soft...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Sickle Cell Dactylitis
Sickle cell dactylitis, often called “hand–foot syndrome,” is one of the earliest painful complications of sickle cell disease. It happens when sickled red blood...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Dactylitis
Dactylitis—often called “sausage digit”—is a medical term describing uniform swelling of an entire finger or toe. This swelling gives the digit a sausage-like appearance...
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Degenerative Bones, Joints, and Spine Care (A - Z)
Costochondral Enthesitis
Costochondral enthesitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the point where the ribs meet the costal cartilage of the chest wall. This junction—known as...
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