CASE REPORT
A Rare Case of Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Secondary to Calcific Tendinitis: A Case Report
Bonnie McRae1, *, Lulian Nusem1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 13
First Page: 198
Last Page: 201
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-13-198
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001913010198
Article History:
Received Date: 13/03/2019Revision Received Date: 03/06/2019
Acceptance Date: 10/06/2019
Electronic publication date: 30/09/2019
Collection year: 2019

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Abstract
Acute carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to acute calcific tendinitis is a rarely reported entity and poses a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians due to its non-specific presenting symptoms. Urgent decompression of the carpal tunnel is required to preserve the median nerve. We describe a case of acute carpal tunnel syndrome in the dominant hand of a 66-year-old female patient secondary to calcific tendinitis. Decompression was performed with good clinical result. We present this case report in order to further the knowledge bank regarding acute calcific tendinitis to help future clinicians to identify and manage it.