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In reactive arthritis, sausage fingers occur due to synovitis. [2] Dactylitis may also be seen with sarcoidosis. In sickle-cell disease it typically occurs after 6 months of age (as in infants protective fetal hemoglobin, HbF, is replaced with adult hemoglobin and the disease manifests) and is often the first clinical presentation of the ...
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [3] [4] Cancer can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms are often nonspecific, meaning they may be general phenomena that do not point directly to a specific disease process.
Sausage-like swelling in the fingers or toes, known as dactylitis, occurs in about 40% of PsA cases. [5] [7] PsA may cause shoulder pain, most commonly felt in the front of the shoulder or the upper part of the arm. It is usually felt when moving the arm and may only be noticed in certain movements.
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
Symptoms may include areas of thickened skin, stiffness, feeling tired, and poor blood flow to the fingers or toes with cold exposure. [1] One form of the condition, known as CREST syndrome , classically results in calcium deposits , Raynaud's syndrome , esophageal problems, thickening of the skin of the fingers and toes , and areas of small ...
Between working, childcare, and yes, even scheduling doctor’s appointments for spouses and parents, that fatigue or pesky jaw pain is simply brushed off by many women. And while many symptoms ...
Dr. Narayanan says that bone pain can also be a sign of prostate cancer recurrence in patients who have already had the disease. The link between prostate cancer and bone pain may be a surprising one.
Tremor (usually fine shaking; tremor of the outstretched fingers). In a small study of newly diagnosed hyperthyroid patients, tremor was observed in 76% of them. [7] Some studies lay the cause for hyperthyroid tremor with a heightened beta-adrenergic state, others suggest an increased metabolism of dopamine. [8] [9]