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Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
CASE REPORT
Could coenzyme Q10 be the treatment for Dupuytren’s disease?
  1. Wilma Lourens
  1. Department of Medicine, Sligo University Hospital, Sligo, Ireland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Wilma Lourens, wilma.lourens{at}gmail.com

Abstract

A patient with Dupuytren’s disease noted progressive disappearance of the contractures of both hands over a 3-year period while taking coenzyme Q10 daily for an unrelated condition. The function and appearance of his hands were restored to almost normal.

  • medical management
  • orthopaedics
  • drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226419

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors WL examined and treated this patient.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.