Diagnosaurus
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Etiology
- Repetitive stress injury
- Flexor tenosynovitis, e.g., overuse, rheumatoid arthritis, gonococcal
- Recent or malhealed fracture
- Myxedema (hypothyroidism)
- Amyloidosis or multiple myeloma
- Sarcoidosis
- Leukemia
- Hemochromatosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Acromegaly
- Tumor
- Pregnancy- or menopause-associated
- Eosinophilic fasciitis
- Familial
- Idiopathic
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114018/all/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome.
Zeiger RFR. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114018/all/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Carpal tunnel syndrome. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114018/all/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome
Zeiger RFR. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114018/all/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome.
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