Dupuytren's contracture: report of a Taiwanese case

This case of Dupuytren's contracture was seen in a 65-year-old Taiwanese male farmer patient. The patient complained of a progressive inability to fully extend the ring and middle fingers of his dominant hand over the last three years. Clinically, a longitudinal cord-like mass surrounded the distal palmar crease of the hand and digital flexion contraction of the ring finger was more affected than the middle finger. Histopathologically, the excised tissue was of a mixed, moderate and scantily cellular type. After surgical treatment by limited fasciectomy, the patient's hand recovered fully. No recurrent contracture was noted after three years of follow-up.