Osler's node
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Osler's nodes are painful, red, raised lesions on the finger pulps, indicative of the heart disease subacute bacterial endocarditis. They are caused by immune complex deposition. 10–25% of endocarditis patients will have Osler's nodes. It can also be seen on the soles of the feet. They are named after Sir William Osler.
It can also be seen in
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- marantic endocarditis
- disseminated gonococcal infection
- distal to infected arterial catheter
See also
- Roth's spots (yet another sign of endocarditis)
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
