title: Acute progressive bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome after upper respiratory tract infection.
abstract: This report describes the case of a 32-year-old male presenting with acute progressive bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome after a benign upper respiratory tract infection. Serial nerve conduction studies confirmed progressive entrapment of the median nerves in the carpal tunnel to the point of axonal damage. Surgical decompression relieved the entrapment, and nerve conduction studies improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ihab I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: El Hajj
authors.forename: Mohamad I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Harb
authors.forename: Raja A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sawaya
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*