May 26, 2024 · When your fingers or toes are so puffy that they look like sausages -- and they hurt, too -- you need to see your doctor. You could have a type of inflammation called …

Feb 24, 2023 · Arthritis and other autoimmune diseases are the most common causes of dactylitis. You can usually manage your symptoms with at-home treatments. Infections that …

Sep 18, 2023 · Dactylitis describes painful swelling in the fingers or toes, giving it a sausage-like appearance. It may be the first sign of psoriatic arthritis. It may also be a sign of severe …

Feb 5, 2024 · With dactylitis, your fingers can become so swollen that they look like sausages, which is why this condition and characteristic symptom is sometimes referred to as "sausage …

Feb 8, 2024 · Dactylitis is severe swelling of your fingers or toes, usually as a result of psoriatic arthritis or another form of arthritis. It’s sometimes known as “sausage fingers” because the …

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) often begins in the distal joints, those farthest away from the core of the body, such as the interphalangeal joints in the fingers and toes. The disease can cause …

Apr 1, 2020 · Dactylitis is a painful swelling of the fingers and toes. The name comes from the Greek word “dactylos,” which means “finger.” Dactylitis is one of the telltale symptoms of …

Jan 2, 2024 · The digit swells into the shape of a sausage, which is why dactylitis is also called sausage digits, sausage fingers, or sausage toes. Dactylitis is considered one of the defining …

Oct 21, 2024 · Psoriatic arthritis dactylitis is swelling of entire fingers or toes, often called “sausage digits,” caused by joint and tendon inflammation.

Dactylitis is a symptom that is most often seen in patients who have inflammatory Psoriatic or Rheumatoid arthritis, which are auto-immune diseases. It is also known as “Sausage Finger” …