Acute carpal tunnel syndrome caused by tenosynovial effusion due to calcium pyrophosphate deposition


BİRİNCİ M., BOSTANCI B., ÇATAL B.

Hand and Microsurgery, cilt.10, sa.3, ss.295-298, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.85069
  • Dergi Adı: Hand and Microsurgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.295-298
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome mostly occurs secondary to trauma. While storage diseases may cause symptoms of pro- gressive nerve compression on a chronic basis, in some cases, they may present with acute onset symptoms. 77 years old female patient without known history of any rheumatic and chronic diseases was admitted to our clinic with pain and numbness. After physical examination and further interventions, surgery was performed with a pre-diagnosis of acute car- pal tunnel syndrome. The patient was referred to the rheumatology department when the pathological examination of the samples taken during surgery was consistent with pseudogout