title: Parsonage-Turner syndrome and a localised swelling around the extensor tendons of the hand: a clinical sign indicating increased risk of rupture of the tendon.
abstract: Two patients presented with intense pain in the shoulder followed by weakness and paralysis of muscles in the shoulder and arm, together with a peculiar swelling on the hand. The swelling seems to predispose to rupture of the extensor tendon. If this tumour is a regular finding in Parsonage-Turner syndrome, it may also help in making a definitive diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden. torbjorn.vedung@akademiska.se
authors.forename: Torbjörn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vedung
mesh_terms: D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000150:complications*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography