Non-Dupuytren's disease of the palmar fascia.

The typical Dupuytren's disease patient is of Northern European descent with bilateral progressive multiple digital contractures and is genetically predisposed, with a family history. Palmar fascial proliferations sometimes present as a different entity without the typical Dupuytren's disease characteristics. We identified 39 patients (20 women and 19 men) over a 4-year period with "Non-Dupuytren's palmar fascial disease", with unilateral involvement, without family history or ectopic manifestations.