Symptoms of
Dupuytren's disease are sometimes similar to those
experienced with other conditions. Your health professional will most likely be
able to determine from a physical examination whether you have Dupuytren's
disease.
Conditions with symptoms similar to those of Dupuytren's
disease can generally be grouped into the following categories:
- A condition in which a person finds it difficult
to bend or straighten the finger called
trigger finger
- Occupation-related
injuries, such as calluses or damage to tissues, muscles, or
tendons
- Rheumatoid arthritis conditions, which
inflame the membranes or tissues lining the joints
- Growths in the
muscle, joint, bone, or tissue that may be cancerous (malignant) or
noncancerous (benign)
