Acromegaly as a cause of trigger finger.
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.
Moriya
Koji
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tachikawa General Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan. kmoriya@sis.seirei.or.jp
Uchiyama
Toru
T
Kouda
Hisao
H
Kawaji
Youichi
Y
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