Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Secondary to Tophaceous Compression of the Median Nerves

C.-Y. Tsai Section of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Medicine,

C.-L. Yu Section of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Medicine,; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming, University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

S.-T. Tsai Department of Family Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei,

Abstract

A 64-year-old man with long-term gouty arthritis developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. At surgery a chalky substance, which showed negative birefringence on polarized microscopy, was found infiltrating around the intensely inflamed transverse carpal ligaments. In differential diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, tophaceous compression over the median nerve should also be taken into consideration.

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