Dupuytren's contracture

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Dupuytren's contracture of the ring finger

Dupuytren's contracture (also called Dupuytren's disease, Morbus Dupuytren, Viking disease, palmar fibromatosis and Celtic hand) is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position.[1] It is named after Guillaume Dupuytren. It usually begins as small, hard nodules just under the skin of the palm.

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  1. "Dupuytren contracture". Genetics Home Reference. US: National Library of Health, National Institutes of Health. September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.