Open AccessCarpal tunnel syndrome caused by cysticercosis
Author(s) -
SR Sharma,
Neeraj Sharma,
M E Yeolekar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.73454
Subject(s) - medicine , carpal tunnel syndrome , cysticercosis , carpal tunnel , presentation (obstetrics) , median nerve , entrapment neuropathy , magnetic resonance imaging , mononeuropathy , nerve conduction study , surgery , nerve conduction , radiology , pathology , peripheral neuropathy , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
We present a case of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) due to compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel, caused by cysticercosis. Nerve conduction studies revealed severe CTS. Magnetic resonance imaging suggested an inflammatory mass compressing the median nerve in carpal tunnel. The histological diagnosis was consistent with cysticercosis. The case resolved with conservative treatment. Such solitary presentation of entrapment median neuropathy as CTS caused by cysticercosis is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the only case of its kind reported in literature till date.