title: [Camptodactyly. The syndrome of flexion contracture of the fingers].
abstract: We report on three cases of a nonpainful flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the little finger. The word camptodactyly means bent finger, and the condition can occur either as an inherited or as a sporadic disorder. Simple camptodactyly should be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of Dupuytren's contractures, other nontraumatic contractures of the fingers, and sclerodermia.
authors: Universitätshaut- und Poliklinik Hamburg.
authors: K U
authors: KU
authors: Schallreuter
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Reimlinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003286:Contracture / Q000235:genetics*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree
vernacular_title: Kamptodaktylie. Das Syndrom des krummen Fingers.