Supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report

Abnormalities in the development of hands and fingers are caused by faulty signaling centers, together with or without abnormal production of important regulatory proteins. One of those abnormalities is the supernumerary digit. Postaxial supernumerary digit can present as a functioning or a nonfunct...

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Autores principales: Raut, Ujwal, Shah, Sandesh, Shrestha, Garima
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10205186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000587
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description Abnormalities in the development of hands and fingers are caused by faulty signaling centers, together with or without abnormal production of important regulatory proteins. One of those abnormalities is the supernumerary digit. Postaxial supernumerary digit can present as a functioning or a nonfunctional digit. CASE: We describe a case of a 29-year-old male with a postaxial supernumerary digit of the ulnar aspect of the bilateral fifth digit. CLINICAL FINDINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS: The patient had a growth of 0.5 cm over the ulnar aspect of the proximal phalanx of the fifth digit of the right hand and 0.1 cm over the ulnar aspect of the proximal phalanx of the fifth digit of the left hand with a broad base. X-rays of bilateral hands were sent. INTERVENTION: Suture ligation or surgical excision was recommended for the patient, but they were both rejected by the patient. CONCLUSION: Bilateral hands with supernumerary digits are a rare congenital defect. The differential diagnosis of digital fibrokeratoma should be used by doctors. Simple observation, suture ligation, or excision with skin sutures are examples of potential treatments.
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spelling pubmed-102051862023-05-24 Supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report Raut, Ujwal Shah, Sandesh Shrestha, Garima Ann Med Surg (Lond) Case Reports Abnormalities in the development of hands and fingers are caused by faulty signaling centers, together with or without abnormal production of important regulatory proteins. One of those abnormalities is the supernumerary digit. Postaxial supernumerary digit can present as a functioning or a nonfunctional digit. CASE: We describe a case of a 29-year-old male with a postaxial supernumerary digit of the ulnar aspect of the bilateral fifth digit. CLINICAL FINDINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS: The patient had a growth of 0.5 cm over the ulnar aspect of the proximal phalanx of the fifth digit of the right hand and 0.1 cm over the ulnar aspect of the proximal phalanx of the fifth digit of the left hand with a broad base. X-rays of bilateral hands were sent. INTERVENTION: Suture ligation or surgical excision was recommended for the patient, but they were both rejected by the patient. CONCLUSION: Bilateral hands with supernumerary digits are a rare congenital defect. The differential diagnosis of digital fibrokeratoma should be used by doctors. Simple observation, suture ligation, or excision with skin sutures are examples of potential treatments. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10205186/ /pubmed/37228973 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000587 Text en Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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title_full Supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report
title_fullStr Supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report
title_full_unstemmed Supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report
title_short Supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report
title_sort supernumerary digit of bilateral hands: a rare congenital anomaly presented as a case report
topic Case Reports
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10205186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000587
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