Recurrent extensor tendon rupture in adult-onset dermatomyositis: a case report

Recurrent extensor tendon rupture in adult-onset dermatomyositis: a case report

We report on a case in which recurrent extensor tendon rupture was caused by tenosynovitis without skin ulcer and calcinosis in adult-onset dermatomyositis involving the hand. Proliferative tenosynovitis of the extensor tendons led to recurrent elongation or rupture of the extensor tendons, and tend...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical rheumatology 2005-08, Vol.24 (4), p.409-410
Hauptverfasser: Nakamura, Satoru, Nakagawa, Junko
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Dermatomyositis - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Fingers
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Risk Assessment
Rupture, Spontaneous - diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous - surgery
Tendon Transfer - methods
Tendons
Tendons - physiopathology
Tendons - surgery
Tenosynovitis - diagnosis
Tenosynovitis - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:We report on a case in which recurrent extensor tendon rupture was caused by tenosynovitis without skin ulcer and calcinosis in adult-onset dermatomyositis involving the hand. Proliferative tenosynovitis of the extensor tendons led to recurrent elongation or rupture of the extensor tendons, and tendon graft produced the good postoperative result in this case.
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-004-1050-0