title: Acute gout after carpal tunnel release.
abstract: A carpal tunnel release was performed on three patients with known gout of the lower extremity but not of the upper extremity. Each patient had a postoperative inflammatory reaction in a treated hand, and there was some suspicion of an infection in two patients. However, the inflammatory reaction resolved only when treated with a combination of anti-inflammatory and anti-gout medication.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Graff
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jupiter
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006074:Gout Suppressants; D014527:Uric Acid