DIGITAL NERVE COMPRESSION BY HYPERPLASTIC PACINIAN CORPUSCLES - A CASE-REPORT AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY

Authors
CALDER JS HOLTEN I TERENGHI G SMITH RW
Citation
Js. Calder et al., DIGITAL NERVE COMPRESSION BY HYPERPLASTIC PACINIAN CORPUSCLES - A CASE-REPORT AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 20B(2), 1995, pp. 218-221
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of hand surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
20B
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
218 - 221
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1995)20B:2<218:DNCBHP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A 68-year-old lady developed digital pain within days of the excision of a palmar ganglion. This was found to be due to a mass of hyperplast ic Pacinian corpuscles compressing the digital nerve. Immunohistochemi stry was carried out on the resected corpuscles using antisera to a ra nge of neuropeptides. Possible mechanisms of hyperplasia are discussed .