Diagnosis: Digital Myxoid Cyst
Digital mucous cyst at proximal nail fold with longitudinal grooving or depression of the nail plate.
Digital mucous cyst at proximal nail fold with longitudinal grooving or depression of the nail plate.
Submitted by Alaa Saad. Originally posted September 20, 2010.
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• Epidermal inclusion cyst • Ganglion cyst • Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath • Gout (tophus)
• Also called myxoid pseudocyst or digital mucous cyst • Translucent, dome-shaped, fluctuant nodule on dorsal distal finger near nail • Contains viscous, jelly-like mucinous material • Associated with osteoarthritis (DIP joint) • Can cause longitudinal nail grooving by compressing nail matrix • Not a true cyst (no epithelial lining)
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