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von Willebrand's disease presenting as acute carpal tunnel syndrome
D G Parthenis1, C B Karagkevrekis, M A Waldram
1Orthopaedic Department, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|May 8, 1998
We describe a patient who developed acute carpal tunnel syndrome due to spontaneous bleeding without a history of injury. Immediate decompression relieved the symptoms. Further haematological investigations revealed that the patient was suffering from von Willebrand's disease.
We describe a patient who developed acute carpal tunnel syndrome due to spontaneous bleeding without a history of injury. Immediate decompression relieved the symptoms. Further haematological investigations revealed that the patient was suffering from von Willebrand's disease.