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February 8, 2026Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine0 citations

Ultrasound Features and Therapeutic Monitoring of Pachydermodactyly

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SRSonia Romero‐RomeroMQMònica Quintana‐CodinaMIMaribel Iglesias‐Sancho

Key Points

  • To assess the diagnostic utility and treatment monitoring capability of high-frequency ultrasound for pachydermodactyly.
  • Case series involving three adolescents with pachydermodactyly.
  • High-frequency cutaneous ultrasound used to diagnose the condition.
  • Intralesional corticosteroid injections administered for treatment monitoring.
  • Ultrasound revealed hypoechoic, non-compressible dermal thickening around joints.
  • No signs of synovitis, tendon involvement, or bone erosions were observed.
  • Effective monitoring of treatment response was achieved in two cases.

Abstract

Pachydermodactyly is a rare and benign acquired digital fibromatosis that can clinically mimic inflammatory arthropathies. We present a case series of three adolescents in whom high‐frequency cutaneous ultrasound was essential for the diagnosis, revealing homogeneous, hypoechoic, and non‐compressible dermal thickening around the proximal interphalangeal joints without evidence of synovitis, tendon involvement, or bone erosions. Ultrasound also enabled objective monitoring of treatment response following intralesional corticosteroid injections in two cases. Cutaneous ultrasound represents a valuable, non‐invasive tool for both the diagnosis and follow‐up of pachydermodactyly, avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures.

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Romero‐Romero et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698828100fc35cd7a8847471https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70187
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