CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME PRESENTING WITH ISCHEMIC SKIN-LESIONS, ACROOSTEOLYSIS, AND NAIL CHANGES

Authors
TOSTI A MORELLI R DALESSANDRO R BASSI F
Citation
A. Tosti et al., CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME PRESENTING WITH ISCHEMIC SKIN-LESIONS, ACROOSTEOLYSIS, AND NAIL CHANGES, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 29(2), 1993, pp. 287-290
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01909622
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
287 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-9622(1993)29:2<287:CSPWIS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 58-year-old woman had a chronic necrotic ulceration of the fingertip of the third finger and nail plate abnormalities of the first, second , and third fingers of the right hand. Roentgenograms of the hands sho wed acroosteolysis of the distal phalanges of the second and third rig ht fingers. Skin and nail lesions showed considerable improvement afte r surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. The authors review the clinical and radiologic features of similar cases that have previousl y been reported.