Dupuytren's contracture

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.

Dupuytren's contracture of the ring finger

References
  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.
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