Dupuytren Disease Flashcards
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Moreaggressive (invasive) treatment options may reduce rate
ofrecurrence, but may be accompanied by increased risk
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there is no cure for
this chronic disorder
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most prevalent in persons of Caucasian descent.
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DD has been described in nearly every ethnicity
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F>M
F Men are affected
more often than women,
most common in the sixth decade of life
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When the incidence of DD became equal between M and F
beyond the eighth decade, the incidence of DD in men and women
becomes nearly identical
Reports of DD in infants and children
are very rare.
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There are no genetic factor in development of DD
F DD has both a genetic and an
environmental component
genetic factors must be playing a major
role. The authors concluded that the heritability of DD was approximately 80%
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What gene responsible for DD?
no single gene has been implicated
Etiology must be multifactorial
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DD CAN EASILY be DIAGNOSED BY genetic test
F there is currently no genetic test
for DD
manual labor cigarette and alcohol consumption have been linked with
increased prevalence of DD
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liver disease increased risk of DD
F Despite the increased prevalence of DD in alcoholics, for example, patients with liver disease due to other causes do not have an increased risk of DD
increased risk of DD in patients with seizure disorders
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Increase the incidence of DD with antiseizure medication wich medics?
the common antiseizure drug, phenobarbital
another risk factor for DD
diabetes mellitus, human
immunodeficiency virus, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, frozen shoulder, and rock climbing
negative risk factor for the development of DD
is the
presence of rheumatoid arthritis
the common pathway
for development of DD is the transformation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts
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DD stages
■ Proliferative stage: nodules form as fibroblasts proliferate
■ lnvolutional stage: contractures form, collagen is produced, cellularity reduced
■ Residual stage: nodules regress, hypocellular cords remain
Why increased ratio of type Ill to type I collagen
reaction to the increased fibroblast density in this disorder
pretendinous cords cause PIP contractures
F pretendinous cords cause metacarpophalangeal joint
(MCP) contractures
whereas central and spiral cords cause proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) contractures
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