Can prednisalone cause numbness and tingling in fingers?

[xxbluebooxx]

Hi I have cutaneous PAN. I have recently started to get tingling and numbness in my little finger. I wondered if this is one of the many side effects of the pred I'm taking?? I am otherwise well.

[Nadine99]

My husband has WG, and when he had tingling/numbness in his little finger & one next to it. It turned out to be Cubital Tunnel & had to have an operation to move his Ulnar nerve in his elbow. Whether it was connected to the Pred or just WG, who knows. It caused him to lose muscle by his thumb which has not recovered. Do get it checked now, don't leave it.

Not very helpful for you I know, just info.

[AndrewT]

Dear xxbluebooxx(what a name, wow!),

I may not be much help either, but sometimes get a 'locking', of a finger- sometime, but rarely, more than one. This is caused by rheumatoid arthritis, for which I am 'borderline' apparently. It might be worth your while getting this possibility checked out.......Actually just have a good 'check-up' babe.

Best wishes

AndrewT

[ryjaro]

I have been on Prednisalone for 15 months and so far no side affects that are noticeable,hope it helps.x

[xxbluebooxx]

Thanx for replies everyone. Nadine I have just read up on cubital tunnel and it sound spot on. Will discuss this with my docs thank u x

[Hidden]

I have systemic PAN and my flare ups have always started with tingling and numbness. I was initially diagnosed with cutaneous PAN.

[xxbluebooxx in reply to Hidden]

Hmmm this has got me a little worried now. I have only just been diagnosed with CPAN after hundreds of tests so was sure it wasn't a flare. Now I'm not so sure lol. What were your 1st symptoms? and how long were u diagnosed as CPAN before you where diagnosed with systemic PAN?

[Hidden in reply to xxbluebooxx]

Wow, I'll try and keep this as short as I can. I was diagnosed with CPAN in June 2007. Then about 16 months later I woke up one morning with compete numbness and tingling in my right foot... couldn't walk on it. But that wasn't the first time it happened. In 2003 the same thing happened with my left foot and after mri's. emg's, loads of blood test etc it showed an autoimmune problem but nothing was was done about it at the time. Fortunately my Consultant that diagnosed the PAN picked up on this right away and arranged for another set of emg's to be done with neurology. This confirmed that the numbness etc of 2003 was indeed all related so it's entirely possible that I have had systemic PAN all the time. I stopped asking too many questions because I was getting nothing but disappointing news. I am on 2000 mg mycophenolate daily along with a load of other stuff. So sorry if I have depressed you with this. Hope it helps.

[Wellsie]

Similar situation for me in many ways; although I now have permanent nerve damage in all 4 limbs, and then went on to internal GI bleeding and kidney issues.

Don't mess around with tingling; it's your body's first alert that a blood supply to a nerve somewhere is occluding. If this occulsion and ischemia is being caused by valsculitis, it is likely that your ESR and CRP blood tests will also show the inflammation.

I've had 31 cycles of chemo in the last 2 years due tot he rapid onset of PAN. Don't take any chances and call your rheumy/neuro as soon as you can.

[xxbluebooxx]

Thanx for replies everyone. I took your advice and spoke to my rheumy he is quite happy it is not vasculitis related and thinks its probable cubital tunnel syndrome as it is not affecting whole hand just little finger and ring finger well half of ring finger anyway.