Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome.
A 75-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of progressive painful swelling and stiffness of both hands. She also complained of asthenia and a 2-kg weight loss. At admission, physical examination showed both symmetrical swollen hands and palmar fascial thickening with erythema (Figure 1A–C); her fingers also showed fixed flexion deformities involving all …