[Dupuytren's contracture and palmar erythema in alcoholic cirrhosis].
Three comparable groups were studied : 100 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, 100 alcoholics without cirrhosis, and 100 subjects without either alcoholism or cirrhosis. Dupuytren's contracture was noted in 43% of cases in group I, 34% in group 2, and in 14% of group 3. There was no parallel between the frequency of Dupuytren's contracture and the severity of the liver involvement. Palmar erythema was noted in 34% of cases of group 1, 23% of cases of group 2, 12% of cases of group 3. Dupuytren's contracture has a genetic background, but its clinical expression is facilitated by metabolic causes, the most frequent being chronic alcoholism. Palmar erythema appears to be a sign of severe liver disease.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors
Maladie de Dupuytren et érythrose palmaire au cours des cirrhoses éthyliques