Effect of Polydeoxyribonucleotide Injection in a Patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Case Report

Ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection into the carpal tunnel is widely performed for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). However, this injection may worsen the condition in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) was recently recognized as a substitute for corticosteroid due to its anti-inflammatory effects. A 41-year-old woman with type 2 DM was admitted to our rehabilitation clinic with a 1-month history of numbness and tingling in her right hand and first 3 fingers tips. She declined corticosteroid treatment because of a previous episode of uncontrolled blood glucose levels following corticosteroid injection. Therefore, ultrasound-guided PDRN injections into the carpal tunnel were carried out. At the 6-month follow-up, the patient demonstrated an improvement in the CTS symptoms without any complications. Thus, PDRN injections into the carpal tunnel can be an alternative to corticosteroid injections for CTS if there are limitations due to side effects of the latter. Disclosure : This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF- 2017R1D1A1B03033127) No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated. **Address corresponding author: Donghwi Park, M.D. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Ayangro 99, Dong gu, Daegu 41199, Republic of Korea (e-mail: bdome@hanmail.net), Tel : 82-53-940-7821, Fax : 82-53-954-7417 Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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