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Descriptor English:   Dupuytren Contracture 
Descriptor Spanish:   Contractura de Dupuytren 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Contratura de Dupuytren 
Synonyms English:   Dupuytren's Contracture  
Tree Number:   C05.651.197.270
C17.300.270
Definition English:   A fibromatosis of the palmar fascia characterized by thickening and contracture of the fibrous bands on the palmar surfaces of the hand and fingers. It arises most commonly in men between the ages of 30 and 50. 
Indexing Annotation English:   contracture of fingers
History Note English:   2010(1963) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   4447 
Unique Identifier:   D004387 

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