Metastatic calcification as a cause of ulnar nerve compression at the wrist.
Compression of the ulnar nerve in the canal of Guyon is a well recognised condition but we have not been able to find another reported case resulting from extrinsic pressure from calcium deposits at the wrist level. The causes of pathological calcification are briefly reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve; D014955:Wrist Joint