Carpal tunnel syndrome with polymyalgia rheumatica
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Vol. 21 (2), 221-223
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780210207
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.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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