Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Diabetes mellitus is associated with a wide variety of rheumatologic manifestations which can significantly affect a patient's quality of life. One of these manifestations includes diabetic cheiroarthropathy (DCA) which affects the hands. We review a case of a 28-year-old female patient with ty...
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| description | Diabetes mellitus is associated with a wide variety of rheumatologic manifestations which can significantly affect a patient's quality of life. One of these manifestations includes diabetic cheiroarthropathy (DCA) which affects the hands. We review a case of a 28-year-old female patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus who was diagnosed with DCA after complaining of limited movements of all joints in her hands and tightening of the skin. We examine how the diagnosis was made, the treatment administered, and the successful clinical outcome. Clinicians should be able to identify and treat this affliction. The diagnosis is mainly clinical. It is imperative to remember that the presence of DCA carries with it a significant relationship with microvascular disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5ae62d3320e4a78be07967d9d7f71012025-02-03T05:53:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/257028257028Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureRabia Cherqaoui0Sheldon McKenzie1Gail Nunlee-Bland2Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC 20060, USADivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USADiabetes mellitus is associated with a wide variety of rheumatologic manifestations which can significantly affect a patient's quality of life. One of these manifestations includes diabetic cheiroarthropathy (DCA) which affects the hands. We review a case of a 28-year-old female patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus who was diagnosed with DCA after complaining of limited movements of all joints in her hands and tightening of the skin. We examine how the diagnosis was made, the treatment administered, and the successful clinical outcome. Clinicians should be able to identify and treat this affliction. The diagnosis is mainly clinical. It is imperative to remember that the presence of DCA carries with it a significant relationship with microvascular disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/257028 |
| spellingShingle | Rabia Cherqaoui Sheldon McKenzie Gail Nunlee-Bland Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| title | Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | diabetic cheiroarthropathy a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/257028 |
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