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Case Reports
. 1997 Apr;90(4):216-7.
doi: 10.1177/014107689709000409.

Carpal tunnel syndrome as a herald of autoimmune rheumatic disorders

B Pal  1
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Carpal tunnel syndrome as a herald of autoimmune rheumatic disorders

B Pal. J R Soc Med. 1997 Apr.

Abstract

In six patients aged 59-71 years carpal tunnel syndrome, seemingly idiopathic, was followed by connective tissue disorders, in most cases autoimmune in nature. Patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome may therefore require long-term follow-up, if inflammatory rheumatic conditions are not to be missed.

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