Pattern Recognition: A True Clinician’s Pearl in Rheumatology

We describe a case in which pattern recognition of a rheumatologic condition disclosed an underlying malignant process. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of unilateral palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome, which has traditionally been described as bilateral inflammatory arthritis and fasciitis1,2,3,4. The patient, a 70-year-old woman, had a 5-week history of gradually worsening …