Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome associated to familial Mediterranean fever

Gulsah Bademci; A Kemal Erdemoglu; Cetin Evliyaoglu; Pinar Atasoy; Semih Keskil

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.11.013

Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome associated to familial Mediterranean fever

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2005 Dec;108(1):77-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.11.013. Epub 2004 Dec 23.

Authors

Gulsah Bademci¹, A Kemal Erdemoglu, Cetin Evliyaoglu, Pinar Atasoy, Semih Keskil

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kirikkale, Turkey. bademci70@yahoo.com

PMID: 16311153
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.11.013

Abstract

A unique case of bilateral severe carpal tunnel syndrome due to familial Mediterranean fever is reported. The syndrome was diagnosed by clinical examination and electrophysiological studies. Bilateral transverse carpal ligaments were released and the biopsy specimens revealed systemic type A amyloidosis. Up to our knowledge, the co-existence of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and familial Mediterranean fever has not been reported previously in the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amyloid Neuropathies / complications*
Amyloid Neuropathies / diagnosis
Amyloid Neuropathies / surgery
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / etiology*
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / surgery
Familial Mediterranean Fever / complications*
Female
Humans