title: Acromegaly as a cause of trigger finger.
abstract: We report a trigger finger of the right index finger in a 28-year-old man with acromegaly, in which condition growth hormone increases extracellular volume by stimulating sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron. The increase in extracellular fluid can cause oedematous swelling of the flexor synovium in the digital sheath.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tachikawa General Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan. kmoriya@sis.seirei.or.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kouda
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaji
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D052582:Trigger Finger Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery