Digital nerve calcification in CREST syndrome

Digital nerve calcification in CREST syndrome

A patient with the CREST variant of scleroderma with painful digital nerve calcification is presented. Surgical removal of the calcification provided pain relief; however, there was no return in sensibility.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) 1989-03, Vol.14 (2), p.201-203
Hauptverfasser: Polio, Joseph L., Stern, Peter J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - etiology
Calcinosis - surgery
Female
Fingers - innervation
Fingers - pathology
Fingers - surgery
Humans
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - surgery
Radial Nerve - pathology
Radiography
Scleroderma, Systemic - complications
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Zusammenfassung:A patient with the CREST variant of scleroderma with painful digital nerve calcification is presented. Surgical removal of the calcification provided pain relief; however, there was no return in sensibility.
ISSN:0363-5023
1531-6564
DOI:10.1016/0363-5023(89)90007-5