[Association of carpal tunnel syndrome and tuberculosis].
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and especially articular, is less frequent than their pulmonary form. We report a 59 year-old men that requests medical attention for suggestive symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, of which is operated, being demonstrated in the carpo a granulomatous tissue including the median nerve suggestive of sarcoidosis or tuberculosis. In sputum the presence of Micobacterium tuberculosis was demonstrated. The respiratory symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis were for the patient less excellent symptoms in relation to those produced by compression of the median nerve. The relationship between the tuberculosis and the carpal tunnel syndrome is demonstrated.
Guanche Garcell
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Departamento de Epidemiología Hospitalaria, Hospital Universitario Joaquín Albarrán, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba. eguanche@infomed.sld.cu
Cleto Betancourt
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Martínez Quesada
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Gutiérrez García
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D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*
Asociación de síndrome del túnel del carpo y tuberculosis.