title: Magnetic resonance imaging in pachydermodactyly.
abstract: The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a teenage boy with pachydermodactyly are described. The findings include fusiform soft tissue swelling around the proximal interphalangeal joints of the hands, with sparing of the tendons and ligaments. There was no capsular involvement and no evidence of periosteal reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Ananthila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anandacoomarasamy
authors.forename: Hae-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peduto
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manolios
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*