Acute-Onset Multifocal Hand Dysfunction Due to Alkaptonuria
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Gia An, VV
Stewart, N
Manoharan, S
Graham, D
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Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by the accumulation of homogentisic acid. Its effects on the central nervous system are well-recognized; however, cases of pathologic homogentisic acid deposition in the peripheral nervous system are less well-described. We report the case of a 72-year-old man with a prior history of alkaptonuria presenting with bilateral carpal tunnel and left-sided cubital tunnel symptoms. This case is of note because the patient demonstrated a rapid onset of symptoms due to pathology at multiple foci.
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Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
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5
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© 2022, The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of The American Society for Surgery of the Hand. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Sivakumar, BS; Gia An, VV; Stewart, N; Manoharan, S; Graham, D, Acute-Onset Multifocal Hand Dysfunction Due to Alkaptonuria, Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2023, 5 (4), pp. 459-462