title: [Carpal tunnel syndrome and hand edema in temporal arteritis].
abstract: An 89 year-old male was admitted to hospital presenting oedema, reduced sensibility, paraesthesia and reduced mobility of both hands. EMG was in accordance with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. An elevated sedimentation rate was found and biopsy from the temporal artery showed arteritis. During glucocorticoid treatment the symptoms disappeared and the EMG and sedimentation rate returned to normal.
authors.affiliation: Odense Universitetshospital, geriatrisk afdeling Q.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bonnema
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male