How is Dupuytren's disease confirmed?

For an experienced doctor, the disease is a visual diagnosis. This is supplemented by the collection of data concerning the illness history (medical history) and an examination of the patient. This includes:

• Clarifying the family history
• Presence of diseases such as diabetes mellitus (diabetes), epilepsy, liver disease, narrowing of nerve (nerve compression)
• Examination of the hand and fingers for hardening, verify instability of the skin
• Functional testing, i.e. whether the finger can be moved (creating a fist,stretching, spreading)
• Sensitivity test (are there any tingling sensations?)
• Check blood circulation

Differential diagnosis in Dupuytren's disease

As a differential diagnosis, conditions such as shriveled and hardened scars (cicatricial contraction), arthritis of the finger joints, congenital curvatures of the fingers (camptodactyly), arterial stenosis by the anular ligament of fingers, colloquial "finger snap" or "snapping finger" should be taken into consideration.