title: Carpal tunnel syndrome in patients undergoing CAPD: a collaborative study in 143 centers.
abstract: Patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) who developed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) were retrospectively studied in 143 centers in Japan. Among the total 5,050 patients undergoing CAPD between 1980 and 1993 only 7 patients (0.14%) given CAPD developed CTS. Five of these 7 patients treated solely with CAPD developed CTS 12-108 months after starting CAPD. The remaining 2 patients who were initially treated with HD for 7-9 years and then switched to CAPD developed this complication 9 years after starting CAPD. All 7 patients were women, ranging in age from 32 to 70 (average 52) years. We detected the presence of amyloid deposits in 2 of 5 specimens and beta 2-microglobulin in 2 of 4 specimens from these patients. It was concluded that CAPD minimizes the emergence of CTS although constant surveillance is necessary to detect CTS in patients during CAPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University Isehara City, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nihei
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin