Knuckle pads. Medical review and case report

Abstract

Knuckle pads or Garrod’s pads are benign cutaneous nodules affecting the dorsum of the proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the hands. They are rarely examined at a dermatologist’s office, hence the few case reports in medical literature. The case of a 12-year-old boy presenting with trauma-induced nodules of 4-year evolution is reported. Diagnosis of knuckle pads was made.