An unusual cause of acute carpal tunnel syndrome.
Acute carpal tunnel syndrome following anticoagulation is uncommon. We describe a case in which the diagnosis was missed on three previous presentations by several clinicians. Although the presentation is typical, lack of awareness of this complication, inability to notice subtle signs and failure to do INR may lead to missing the diagnosis.
Dussa
Chakravarthy U
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Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK. dussacu1@msn.com
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Arif
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D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin