| Literature DB >> 1588209 |
M Arafa1, J Noble, S G Royle, I A Trail, J Allen.
Abstract
The incidence of Dupuytren's disease amongst the residents of two epileptic centres was found to be 12.0% in one and 38.1% in the other. The overall incidence at the second was significantly higher than a control population (16.0%) and this difference was particularly apparent in patients over 50 years old. The distribution of the Dupuytren's disease was found to be very similar to that of non-epileptic patients. At both centres, the disease process was more severe, with an increased incidence of contractures. Drug therapy was not clearly implicated in the aetiology of this condition.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1588209 DOI： 10.1016/0266-7681(92)90095-j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hand Surg Br ISSN： 0266-7681