Dactylitis 1022817 207251332 2008-04-22T00:43:14Z 68.13.160.8 '''Dactylytis''' or '''sausage digit''' is a fusiform swelling of an entire finger or toe, and can be painful. The word dactyl comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word "daktylos" meaning "finger". In its medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes. Dactylitis can occur in [[spondyloarthropathy|seronegative arthropathies]], such as [[psoriatic arthritis]] and [[ankylosing spondylitis]], in [[sickle-cell disease]] as result of a vasoocclusive crisis with bone infarcts, and in infectious conditions including [[tuberculosis]] and [[leprosy]]. In sickle-cell disease it is manifested for the first time between 6-9 month old infants. [[Category:Inflammations]] [[Category:Rheumatology]] {{med-sign-stub}} [[fa:داکتیلیت]]