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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.
Key words:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Amyloidosis
Systemic primary AL amyloidosis
El diagnóstico del síndrome del canal carpiano, frecuente, rara vez va más allá de un estudio clínico y electromiográfico. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 60 años diagnosticada de amiloidosis AL primaria sistémica muchos años después de que se hubiera manifestado el síndrome del canal carpiano.
Palabras clave:
Síndrome del canal carpiano
Amiloidosis
Amiloidosis AL primaria sistémica
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