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Dactylitis can occur in seronegative arthropathies, such as psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, and in sickle-cell disease as result of a vasoocclusive crisis with bone infarcts, and in infectious conditions including tuberculosis, syphilis, and leprosy. In reactive arthritis, sausage fingers occur due to synovitis. [2]
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.
Dactylitis, or "sausage digit", a diffuse swelling of a solitary finger or toe, is a distinctive feature of reactive arthritis and other peripheral spondylarthritides but can also be seen in polyarticular gout and sarcoidosis. Mucocutaneous lesions can be present. Common findings include oral ulcers that come and go.
Gentile recommended limiting servings of processed red meats like bacon, sausage, hot dogs and deli meats to less than a quarter of a serving per day, and to consider healthier protein ...
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Experts say certain red flags can mean a bigger health issue is at play — for example, episodes of cold hands that are frequent, not easily reversible or are new in those ages 30 years and above ...
[31] [32] It typically involves painful inflammation of the joints and surrounding connective tissue and can occur in any joint, but most commonly affects the joints of the fingers and toes. This can result in a sausage-shaped swelling of the fingers and toes known as dactylitis. [31]
There is not one clear-cut cause for this phenomenon; swollen hands and fingers are your body's response to the physical stressors that come with hiking. On the trail, your blood primarily flows ...