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HEEL PAD SIGN [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Thickening of the heel pads(the soft tissue inferior to the plantar aspect of the calcaneus) to greater than 23 mm, generally considered highly suggestive of acromegaly. However, a positive heel pad sign may also be seen in patients with obesity, myxedema, thyroid acropachy, and generalized edema or be an inherited trait.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Épaississement des coussinets plantaires (parties molles situées à la face plantaire du calcanéum) au-delà de 23 mm. Ce signe est caractéristique de l'acromégalie, mais d'autres causes sont possibles : obésité, myxœdème, acropathie d'origine thyroïdienne, œdème. Il peut se rencontrer également à l'état normal.

Spanish

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