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Location Hand
Diagnosis Psoriasis
Discussion X-ray of the hand with diffuse fusiform soft-tissue swelling of the entire 3rd digit. This sign refers to fusiform soft-tissue swelling involving an entire, single digit within the hand. The appearance of a sausage digit (cocktail sausage) is classically associated with the single-ray pattern of involvement seen in some patients with psoriatic arthritis, and may be the initial manifestation of the disease.
Reference Forrester, DM: Radiologic vignette. The "cocktail" digit. Arthritis Rheum. 1983, 26,664-7.
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