title: [A woman with a painful palm of the hand].
abstract: A 64-year-old woman was referred for pain at the palmar side of her left hand. X-ray of the wrist showed a calcification at the volar capsule in the carpal tunnel. The calcification was surgically removed. Pathologic examination showed calcium pyrophosphate depositions without signs of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Haga Ziekenhuis, Den Haag.
authors.forename: Stijn T P
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kouwenhoven
authors.forename: J Niels
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Brinkman
authors.forename: A Richard
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014953:Wrist / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology