title: Dupuytren's disease in a child: a case report.
abstract: Dupuytren's disease commonly affects men over the age of 40 years. It is very rare to find it in the paediatric age group. We describe a case of histologically proven Dupuytren's disease in a 10-year-old boy who presented with a nodule in his palm. Dupuytren's disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a nodule in hand or contracture of a finger joint in the paediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
authors.forename: Vipul I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Mandalia
authors.forename: Ian M R
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Lowdon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male