title: Parvovirus B19-induced acute bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome in twin girls.
abstract: We describe 2 cases of 6-year-old twin girls presenting with acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) associated with human parvovirus B19 (HPV-B19) infection, as evidenced by serological data and detection of HPV-B19 DNA in blood with use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To our knowledge, this is the first time that HPV-B19 infection has been suggested as the causal agent of simultaneous acute bilateral CTS in twins, thus presenting the possibility that similar immunologic responses can be observed in twins during viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakallı
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baskın
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şefik
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Dener
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009288:Naproxen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014427:Twins; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D009288:Naproxen