title: Carpal tunnel syndrome heralding polymyalgia rheumatica.
abstract: Presenting symptoms in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) may be atypical. We report herein two old females who developed a bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome several months before the typical symptoms of PMR appeared. In both patients the diagnosis of PMR was overlooked and a surgical release of the median nerve was performed. PMR should be considered in elderly people who develop an acute or subacute carpal tunnel syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanmartí
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponce
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez-Soto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Gómez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone