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Table 2 The symptoms and laboratory tests of the three patients

From: Case series on the Charcot neuroarthropathy in hands after cervical central cord syndrome

 

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Leukocytosis

no

no

no

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

normal

normal

normal

C-reactive protein (CRP)

normal

normal

normal

Hyperglycemia

no

no

Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed 10 years ago, but blood glucose and Hemoglobin A1c monitoring were normal after admission.

Clinical inflammation

no

no

no

Other Arthropathy

no

no

History of ankylosing spondylitis

History of traumatic SCI

yes

yes

yes

Course of disease

2 months

3 months

2 months

Bony deformities

degenerative changes at the edge of the MCP, PIP and DIP joints

degenerative changes in right hand with hyper osteogenesis and sclerosis at the edge of the MCP, PIP, and DIP joints

degenerative changes in PIP and DIP joints on both hands but no changes in the shoulders, elbows, wrists or the feet

Signs of neurological or vascular deficiency

yes

yes

yes

Neurological findings

 Numbness

no

no

no

 Dysaesthesia

yes

yes

yes

 Changes in the texture of the skin

yes

yes

yes

Cutaneous changes

 Sweating

yes

yes

yes

 Calluses

yes

yes

yes

 Temperature

worm

worm

worm

 Color

dull

dull

dull

 Tendon reflex

+++

+++

+++

 Vibration sense

hypesthesia

normal

hypesthesia

 Cutaneous sensitivity

not test

not test

not test