title: Three cases of 'mechanic's hands' associated with interstitial pneumonia: possible involvement with foot lesions.
abstract: We describe three cases of the rare combination of lateral erythema and hyperkeratosis of the fingers that typify a condition known as 'Mechanic's Hands'. The first and the third cases were unusual in that the condition was associated with cutaneous involvement of the feet and interstitial pneumonia but not with myositis, or with only mild muscular involvement, while the second case was typical, being accompanied by myositis and detectable antibodies against histidyl transferase. We propose that Mechanic's Hands can occur in association with foot lesions and interstitial pneumonia, even if it is not accompanied by myositis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Biology and Medicine (Dermatology), Oita Medical University, Oita, 879-5593, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: Sakuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged