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Acroparesthesia

MedGen UID:
66692
•Concept ID:
C0234221
•
Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Acroparesthesia (79256006)
 
HPO: HP:0031006

Definition

A type of paresthesia (tingling, pins-and-needles, burning or numbness or stiffness) that occurs in the hands and feet and particularly in the fingers and toes. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fabry disease: genetics, pathology, and treatment.
Bernardes TP, Foresto RD, Kirsztajn GM
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2020 Jan 13;66Suppl 1(Suppl 1):s10-s16. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.S1.10. PMID: 31939530
Treatment of fabry disease: current and emerging strategies.
Rozenfeld P, Neumann PM
Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2011 Jun;12(6):916-22. doi: 10.2174/138920111795542705. PMID: 21235448
Fabry disease: treatment and diagnosis.
Rozenfeld PA
IUBMB Life 2009 Nov;61(11):1043-50. doi: 10.1002/iub.257. PMID: 19859978

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The evolution of the initial manifestations and renal involvement of chinese patients with classical and late-onset Fabry disease at different sexes and ages.
Guo W, Xie Y, Ji P, Li S, Cai G, Chen X
BMC Nephrol 2023 Apr 5;24(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03138-w. PMID: 37020293Free PMC Article
Cornea verticillata and acroparesthesia efficiently discriminate clusters of severity in Fabry disease.
Mauhin W, Benveniste O, Amelin D, Montagner C, Lamari F, Caillaud C, Douillard C, Dussol B, Leguy-Seguin V, D'Halluin P, Noel E, Zenone T, Matignon M, Maillot F, Ly KH, Besson G, Willems M, Labombarda F, Masseau A, Lavigne C, Lacombe D, Maillard H, Lidove O
PLoS One 2020;15(5):e0233460. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233460. PMID: 32442237Free PMC Article
Lysosomal Leukodystrophies Lysosomal Storage Diseases Associated With White Matter Abnormalities.
Maegawa GHB
J Child Neurol 2019 May;34(6):339-358. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1177/0883073819828587. PMID: 30757954Free PMC Article
Fabry disease-often seen, rarely diagnosed.
Hoffmann B, Mayatepek E
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009 Jun;106(26):440-7. Epub 2009 Jun 26 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0440. PMID: 19623315Free PMC Article
Pediatric Fabry disease.
Ries M, Gupta S, Moore DF, Sachdev V, Quirk JM, Murray GJ, Rosing DR, Robinson C, Schaefer E, Gal A, Dambrosia JM, Garman SC, Brady RO, Schiffmann R
Pediatrics 2005 Mar;115(3):e344-55. Epub 2005 Feb 15 doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-1678. PMID: 15713906

Diagnosis

Acroparesthesias: An Overview.
Slouma M, Ben Dhia S, Cheour E, Gharsallah I
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2024;20(2):115-126. doi: 10.2174/0115733971254976230927113202. PMID: 37921132
Fabry disease: genetics, pathology, and treatment.
Bernardes TP, Foresto RD, Kirsztajn GM
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2020 Jan 13;66Suppl 1(Suppl 1):s10-s16. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.S1.10. PMID: 31939530
A Review of Fabry Disease.
Chan B, Adam DN
Skin Therapy Lett 2018 Mar;23(2):4-6. PMID: 29562089
Acroparesthesia and carpal tunnel syndrome: a historical perspective.
Boskovski MT, Thomson JG
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Sep;39(9):1813-1821.e1. Epub 2014 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.05.024. PMID: 25063390
Neurological manifestations in Fabry's disease.
Møller AT, Jensen TS
Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2007 Feb;3(2):95-106. doi: 10.1038/ncpneuro0407. PMID: 17279083

Therapy

Acroparesthesias: An Overview.
Slouma M, Ben Dhia S, Cheour E, Gharsallah I
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2024;20(2):115-126. doi: 10.2174/0115733971254976230927113202. PMID: 37921132
A Review of Fabry Disease.
Chan B, Adam DN
Skin Therapy Lett 2018 Mar;23(2):4-6. PMID: 29562089
Narrative review: Fabry disease.
Clarke JT
Ann Intern Med 2007 Mar 20;146(6):425-33. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-6-200703200-00007. PMID: 17371887
Tetrodotoxin poisoning.
How CK, Chern CH, Huang YC, Wang LM, Lee CH
Am J Emerg Med 2003 Jan;21(1):51-4. doi: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50008. PMID: 12563582
Ergotamine tartrate and dihydroergotamine mesylate: safety profiles.
Lipton RB
Headache 1997;37 Suppl 1:S33-41. PMID: 9009472

Prognosis

Cornea verticillata and acroparesthesia efficiently discriminate clusters of severity in Fabry disease.
Mauhin W, Benveniste O, Amelin D, Montagner C, Lamari F, Caillaud C, Douillard C, Dussol B, Leguy-Seguin V, D'Halluin P, Noel E, Zenone T, Matignon M, Maillot F, Ly KH, Besson G, Willems M, Labombarda F, Masseau A, Lavigne C, Lacombe D, Maillard H, Lidove O
PLoS One 2020;15(5):e0233460. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233460. PMID: 32442237Free PMC Article
Fabry disease: genetics, pathology, and treatment.
Bernardes TP, Foresto RD, Kirsztajn GM
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2020 Jan 13;66Suppl 1(Suppl 1):s10-s16. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.S1.10. PMID: 31939530
Fabry disease in children: a federal screening programme in Russia.
Namazova-Baranova LS, Baranov AA, Pushkov AA, Savostyanov KV
Eur J Pediatr 2017 Oct;176(10):1385-1391. Epub 2017 Sep 4 doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-2992-y. PMID: 28871487Free PMC Article
Narrative review: Fabry disease.
Clarke JT
Ann Intern Med 2007 Mar 20;146(6):425-33. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-6-200703200-00007. PMID: 17371887
Tetrodotoxin poisoning.
How CK, Chern CH, Huang YC, Wang LM, Lee CH
Am J Emerg Med 2003 Jan;21(1):51-4. doi: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50008. PMID: 12563582

Clinical prediction guides

Cornea verticillata and acroparesthesia efficiently discriminate clusters of severity in Fabry disease.
Mauhin W, Benveniste O, Amelin D, Montagner C, Lamari F, Caillaud C, Douillard C, Dussol B, Leguy-Seguin V, D'Halluin P, Noel E, Zenone T, Matignon M, Maillot F, Ly KH, Besson G, Willems M, Labombarda F, Masseau A, Lavigne C, Lacombe D, Maillard H, Lidove O
PLoS One 2020;15(5):e0233460. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233460. PMID: 32442237Free PMC Article
Fabry disease in children: a federal screening programme in Russia.
Namazova-Baranova LS, Baranov AA, Pushkov AA, Savostyanov KV
Eur J Pediatr 2017 Oct;176(10):1385-1391. Epub 2017 Sep 4 doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-2992-y. PMID: 28871487Free PMC Article
Clinical and pathological characteristics of Fabry disease combined with IgA nephropathy in Chinese patients
.
Yang N, Wang X, Xu F, Zeng C, Wang J, Liu Z
Clin Nephrol 2017 Apr;87 (2017)(4):188-195. doi: 10.5414/CN108986. PMID: 28157068
Pediatric Fabry disease.
Ries M, Gupta S, Moore DF, Sachdev V, Quirk JM, Murray GJ, Rosing DR, Robinson C, Schaefer E, Gal A, Dambrosia JM, Garman SC, Brady RO, Schiffmann R
Pediatrics 2005 Mar;115(3):e344-55. Epub 2005 Feb 15 doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-1678. PMID: 15713906
Tetrodotoxin poisoning.
How CK, Chern CH, Huang YC, Wang LM, Lee CH
Am J Emerg Med 2003 Jan;21(1):51-4. doi: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50008. PMID: 12563582

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