What Are the Symptoms of Dupuytren’s Contracture?
What Are the Symptoms of Dupuytren’s Contracture?
- Symptoms of the disease start slowly. The first symptoms include firm nodules or bumps that form on the palm of the hand. Here’s what else you should know:
- Nodules may be tender at first, but they can become less painful as the disease progresses.
- Over time, thick bands of tissue form beneath the skin of the palm.
- In more severe cases, the fingers, especially the last two fingers, curl down into the palm and can’t be straightened.
Symptoms can involve one or both hands and can range from just nodules to complete contraction of all the fingers.