title: Teres minor. Source of symptoms resembling ulnar neuropathy or C8 radiculopathy.
abstract: Numbness and tingling in the ring and little fingers (fourth and fifth digits) is usually associated with a radiculopathy (C8) or compromise of a peripheral nerve (ulnar). The presence of a trigger point in the teres minor muscle may produce similar symptoms. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment will save the patient unnecessary discomfort and reduce the use of sophisticated diagnostic testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ballesteros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine