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Prayer Sign

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Endocrinology Diabetes Lipids

Prayer Sign

Can be a physical finding of diabetes, related to a condition called diabetic cheiroarthropathy. This results in stiffness of the joints preventing the fingers from opposing each other in a prayer position. This finding can also be seen in patients with sclerodactyly from systemic sclerosis.
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Patient 1

This is an older man with a history of poorly controlled diabetes who was found to have a positive prayer sign related to diabetic cheiroarthropathy.

Xanthlasma Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

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