title: Giant cell arteritis presenting as a carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: The etiology, diagnosis, and management of carpal tunnel syndrome remains controversial despite nearly 50 years of surgical treatment. The increasing incidence of the entity in clerical workers and in laborers has fueled the controversy as to whether this is a work-related condition. This article reports a case of carpal tunnel syndrome with a hitherto undescribed etiology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ransome
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male