[Carpal tunnel syndrome? Case report].
A patient with an initial misdiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome is presented. The clinical manifestations were suggestive of such diagnosis, but there were some anamnesis and exploratory aspects requiring to establish a differential diagnosis. Painful syndrome was caused by a brachial plexus compression at the costoclavicular region due to a subclavicular hematoma in a patient under anticoagulant treatment. Carpal tunnel pathology is a frequent cause of neuropathy, however others diagnosis should be ruled out as shown in the present case.
D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal