[Clinical case of the month. Ulnar artery aneurysm in a roofer]

M Lognard; A C Courtois; D Leclercq; J-M Crielaard; J Radermacher; J-F Kaux

[Clinical case of the month. Ulnar artery aneurysm in a roofer]

Rev Med Liege. 2013 Jul-Aug;68(7-8):399-401.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Lognard¹, A C Courtois, D Leclercq, J-M Crielaard, J Radermacher, J-F Kaux

Affiliation

¹ Service de Médecine de l'Appareil Locomoteur, CHU de Liège, Belgique.

PMID: 24053098

Abstract

A case of ulnar artery aneurysm in an independent roofer is reported. It is a rare disease often associated with the Hammer Hypothenar Syndrome specifically found in manual workers and athletes exposed to repetitive palmar trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Aneurysm / surgery
Construction Industry
Humans
Male
Paresthesia / etiology
Radiography
Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Thrombosis / surgery
Ulnar Artery / diagnostic imaging
Ulnar Artery / surgery*
Ultrasonography