title: [Vascular changes in severe carpal tunnel syndrome: a differential diagnosis of vasculitis].
abstract: Carpal tunnel syndrome may present with skin lesions. This may lead to a differential diagnosis with vasculitis. Sympathetic nervous system perivascular involvement and recurrent injuries secondary to sensory loss are probably part of the mechanism of injury. In this case, we also comment on the pathogenic role of persistent median artery associated with a bifid median nerve.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Reumatología, Servicio de Medicina, Hospital Félix Bulnes, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile. roser.areny@gmail.com
authors.forename: Roser
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Areny-Micas
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silva-Donoso
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Urtubia-Manríquez
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saavedra-Muñoz
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Reyes
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aliste-Silva
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*