Carpal tunnel syndrome with polymyalgia rheumatica

✍ Scribed by Tahir Ahmed; Alan I. Braun

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 275 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-3591
• DOI: 10.1002/art.1780210207

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Association of carpal tunnel syndrome with systemic diseases is well established. Carpal tunnel syndrome preceded or existed simultaneously in 5 patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. It is probably related to tenosynovitis resulting in increase in the volume of the contents of the tunnel.