Dupuytren's contracture

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects hand
fingers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Viking_disease
gptkbp:characterizedBy flexion contracture of fingers
thickening of palmar fascia
gptkbp:commonIn ring finger
little finger
gptkbp:complication disability
loss of hand function
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1831
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dupuytren's contracture
gptkbp:ICD-10_code gptkb:M72.0
gptkbp:MeSH_ID gptkb:D004379
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Guillaume_Dupuytren
gptkbp:notableFeature progresses slowly
usually bilateral
gptkbp:OMIM 126900
gptkbp:prevalence increases with age
more common in men
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:diabetes
gptkb:Northern_European_ancestry
epilepsy
family history
smoking
alcohol use
gptkbp:symptom difficulty straightening fingers
painless nodules in palm
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:needle_aponeurotomy
surgery
collagenase injection
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:palmar_aponeurosis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 9