Carpal tunnel syndrome as a predictor of isolated systemic primary AL amyloidosis

The diagnosis of common carpal tunnel syndrome, usually relies only on clinical grounds and electromyographic study. We present a 60-year-old woman who was diagnosed with systemic primary AL amyloidosis many years after the carpal tunnel syndrome had begun.

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Published in:Reumatología clinica Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 233 - 236
Main Author: Dalmau Carolà, Joan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Spain 01-09-2007
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Summary:The diagnosis of common carpal tunnel syndrome, usually relies only on clinical grounds and electromyographic study. We present a 60-year-old woman who was diagnosed with systemic primary AL amyloidosis many years after the carpal tunnel syndrome had begun.
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ISSN:1699-258X
DOI:10.1016/S1699-258X(07)73693-8