Ulcero-osteolytic lesions in a woman with type 2 diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome: A case report and literature review

Elisabetta L Romeo; Marcello Previti; Annalisa Giandalia; Giuseppina T Russo; Domenico Cucinotta

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2016.01.007

Ulcero-osteolytic lesions in a woman with type 2 diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome: A case report and literature review

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Mar:113:204-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.01.007. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

Authors

Elisabetta L Romeo¹, Marcello Previti², Annalisa Giandalia², Giuseppina T Russo², Domenico Cucinotta²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy. Electronic address: eromeo@unime.it.
² Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.

PMID: 26830858
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.01.007

Abstract

We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes presenting with ulcers and ostelytic lesions on distal phalanges of left hand, who was diagnosed with the rare "ulcero-mutilating" variant of carpal tunnel syndrome. A review of literature on cutaneous manifestations associated with the syndrome is also presented.

Keywords: Carpal tunne syndrome; Type 2 diabetes; Ulcero-osteolytic lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / complications*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
Female
Hand Dermatoses / etiology*
Humans
Osteolysis / etiology*
Ulcer / etiology*