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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / January 2008nodule vs calcification?
Have developed this small, very firm, thing on my right hand at the base of my ring finger located right where the joint is (where the finger meets the hand). Very strange, as it seems this thing just kind of almost popped up overnight. Saw my RD the other day and he said it was either a small nodule that had developed or perhaps a calcification on a tendon. I didn't even know you could get a calcification on a tendon! Anyone else with this type of thing? Very weird, as it sticks out on the top of my hand like a little pointed pyramid. . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. i have a bunch of these, donna, whatever they are. as a matter of fact, i had one removed in my 20's (DECADES ago), long before being diagnosed with RA. at the time, the doc said it was a ganglion cyst, but since i have many more of them now, i doubt it. my rheumy says they're either a nodule or "something" on the tendon. they don't bother me much, although the one in my 20's did because it hurt when i used the weight machines at the gym. ha! no problem with THAT anymore. i've been out of town and out of touch. hope everyone is ok. diane Hi Diane, Welcome back into town! We missed you!!! Thanks for sharing your experience. My RD doesn't think this is a ganglion cyst but does think it is either a nodule or a calcification on a tendon. Sounds like his thinking is similar to what your RD is thinking! Appreciate your input!!! Hugs, . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. On Jan 17, 5:03 pm, DKGBee...@webtv.net (Donna G.) wrote:I didn't even know you could get a calcification on a tendon! << Chondrocalcinosis Arthritis Rheum. 1977 Mar;20(2):717-22.Links Tendon calcifications in chondrocalcinosis. A clinical, radiologic, histologic, and crystallographic study.Gerster JC, Baud CA, Lagier R, Boussina I, Fallet GH. Fine linear extraarticular calcium deposits were found in X-rays of 7 of 52 patients with articular chondrocalcinosis (ACC). Seven Achilles tendons, seven quadriceps tendons, and one plantar fascia were affected. In a control group of comparable age and sex, without ACC but with generalized osteoarthritis, no calcifications were found in the tendons. On a biopsy specimen of Achilles tendon with such calcium deposits, X-ray diffraction showed that they had the characteristics of calcium pyrophosphate dilhydrate. Isolated small foci of crystals were observed on some segments of tendon bundles. The presence of fine linear calcifications on X-rays of the Achilles or quadriceps tendons may be a useful aid in the radiologic diagnosis of so-called articular chondrocalcinosis. PMID: 849366 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > Have developed this small, very firm, thing on my right hand at the base > of my ring finger located right where the joint is (where the finger [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > 2.) J.K.M.A. chondrocalcinosis << http://www.wikimirror.com/Hemochromatosis Haemochromatosis arthropathy includes degenerative osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis Pseudogout is one of the clinical manifestations of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD). This disorder is characterized by the accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in the hyaline articular cartilage or fibrocartilage. It is therefore a form of crystal arthritis, and - as its name indicates - often misdiagnosed as gout. Other manifestations of CPPD include chondrocalcinosis and pyrophosphate arthropathy.... [click for more]. The distribution of the arthropathy is distinctive, but not unique, frequently affecting the second and third metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > On Jan 17, 5:03 pm, DKGBee...@webtv.net (Donna G.) wrote:I didn't even > know you could get a calcification on a tendon! [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Sorry Rusty Brains, but I DO NOT have iron overload and your articles are less than useless to me. Why don't you go troll some where else until you've recovered from your own iron overloaded brain!!! . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. On Jan 17, 11:22 pm, DKGBee...@webtv.net (Donna G.) wrote: snip << Does it .. hurt .. ? Sounds like it hurts .. Describe it .. in .. detail .. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk Being nasty Tom??? Harv On Jan 17, 11:22 pm, DKGBee...@webtv.net (Donna G.) wrote: snip << Does it .. hurt .. ? Sounds like it hurts .. Describe it .. in .. detail .. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk WARNING!!! _________________ Tom H. (aka iron justice) is a common troll who literally does nothing but flood multiple news groups with SPAM!!! He believes that ALL illness is from iron overload and often floods news groups with multiple spam posts that really have nothing to do with what ever thread he has decided to hijack! Please ignore him and do not listen to his advice as it is both dangerous and often against the law when he tries to practice medicine without a license! Also be aware that if you try to question anything he says, he will respond with multiple vulgarities to hide his ineptness! . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. > WARNING!!! > _________________ > > Tom H. (aka iron justice) is a common troll who literally does nothing > but flood multiple news groups with SPAM!!! Well, there is this little tab to click on that consigns such folks to the oblivion known as "blocked sender" of "bozo file" as it used to be known. A few moments of consigning such folks to the bozo bin and they are gone. We had a siege of such types in another group but with carful use of the bozo bin they go away. On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:22:25 -0700, "Pope Pie \(Sy Lehrman\)" <laojim@spam.cox.net> wrote: >Well, there is this little tab to click on that consigns such folks to the >oblivion known as "blocked sender" of "bozo file" as it used to be known. A >few moments of consigning such folks to the bozo bin and they are gone. We >had a siege of such types in another group but with carful use of the bozo >bin they go away. Bozo Bin! I love it! Joan Sorry, Sy, that strategy doesn't work at all with webtv!!! . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. > Sorry, Sy, that strategy doesn't work at all with webtv!!! Another good reason to upgrade? > Sorry, Sy, that strategy doesn't work at all with webtv!!! Actually if you get your news groups through Google I believe that they have some filtering system although I hav en't had to use it. Donna, I have one of those on my ring finger on right hand also..and sometimes it is very painful, but only if it is pressed on...The Rheumy said it was a ganglion cyst...I guess it could be or not... I don't have RA, so I assume it is... Cindy > Have developed this small, very firm, thing on my right hand at the base > of my ring finger located right where the joint is (where the finger [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > 2.) J.K.M.A. |
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