title: Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome associated to familial Mediterranean fever.
abstract: A unique case of bilateral severe carpal tunnel syndrome due to familial Mediterranean fever is reported. The syndrome was diagnosed by clinical examination and electrophysiological studies. Bilateral transverse carpal ligaments were released and the biopsy specimens revealed systemic type A amyloidosis. Up to our knowledge, the co-existence of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and familial Mediterranean fever has not been reported previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kirikkale, Turkey. bademci70@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gulsah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bademci
authors.forename: A Kemal
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Erdemoglu
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evliyaoglu
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atasoy
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keskil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017772:Amyloid Neuropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans