Dactylitis occurs when swelling affects the fingers or toes and causes a sausage-like appearance. ... Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory autoimmune condition that can affect the heart, liver, ...

When your fingers or toes are so puffy they hurt, it's called Dactylitis (Sausage Fingers). Learn who gets it, which medicines can help, & how to choose the best treatment.

Dactylitis occurs in 16-49% of people with psoriatic arthritis, according to a paper in the journal Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 5. ... lupus or sarcoidosis.

Folks have been referring to the rather puffy, rounded appearance of the 74-year-old monarch’s fingers, prior to the official coronation of Charles III as King on May 6.

Case 1. S.P., a 33-year-old Negro, had symptoms of sarcoidosis dating back for 4 or 5 years, when asthma appeared. Roentgenograms of the chest at that time disclosed changes of sarcoid.

Sarcoidosis is often treated with high-dose oral corticosteroids for extended periods of time. Anytime we prescribe oral corticosteroids, my fellow always wants to start trimethoprim ...