Bouchard node
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Citation:
Benoudina S, Ibrahim D, Bell D, et al. Bouchard node. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43416
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Article created:
9 Mar 2016,
Samir Benoudina
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At the time the article was last revised Dalia Ibrahim had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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Synonyms:
- Bouchards nodes
- Bouchard nodes
- Bouchard's nodes
- Bouchard's node
Bouchard nodes are a clinical sign relating to bony nodules of the proximal interphalangeal joints and are much less common than Heberden nodes. They generally (but not always) correspond to palpable osteophytes.
Clinical presentation
They are sometimes painful, and are typically associated with limited motion of the affected joint.
Pathology
They are seen mostly in osteoarthritis. Much less commonly, they may be seen in rheumatoid arthritis, where the nodes are caused by antibody deposition to the synovium.
References
- 1. Kloppenburg M, Stamm T, Watt I, Kainberger F, Cawston TE, Birrell FN, Petersson IF, Saxne T, Kvien TK, Slatkowsky-Christensen B, Dougados M, Gossec L, Breedveld FC, Smolen JS. Research in hand osteoarthritis: time for reappraisal and demand for new strategies. An opinion paper. (2007) Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 66 (9): 1157-61. doi:10.1136/ard.2007.070813 - Pubmed
- 2. Alexander CJ. Heberden's and Bouchard's nodes. (1999) Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 58 (11): 675-8. doi:10.1136/ard.58.11.675 - Pubmed
- 3. Schedel J, Wimmer A, Friedrich A, Buttner R, Scholmerich J, Muller-Ladner U. Unusual co-incidence of Heberden's and Bouchard's osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and haemochromatosis. (2003) Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 42 (9): 1109-11. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg272 - Pubmed
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