Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome due to pseudogout.
Posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with pseudogout of the elbow joint in a 71-year-old woman is described. Local steroid injection and administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug was effective in treatment.
Taniguchi
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.
Yoshida
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Tamaki
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal