Phlegmonous-infection in first degree Dupuytren's disease.

Dupuytren's disease belongs to the group of so called fibromatoses and is considered to be a non infectious disease. Since first degree Dupuytren's disease is generally not operated upon, we want to report the unexpected finding of phlegmonous-abscessing infection in nodules in Dupuytren's disease in a 61 year old patient, who was treated surgically because of complaining painful symptoms in first degree nodules in his palm without clinically visible signs of infection.