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stiff hand syndrome
Etiology: associated with juvenile-onset diabetes
Clinical manifestations:
- limited joint mobility & waxy skin on hands
Complications:
- increased risk of subsequent renal & retinal microvascular disease
Related
diabetes mellitus type 1 (insulin-dependent, juvenile)
General
syndrome
References
Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 178