Parvovirus B19-induced acute bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome in twin girls.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3944/AOTT.2015.13.0020.
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Abstract
We describe 2 cases of 6-year-old twin girls presenting with acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) associated with human parvovirus B19 (HPV-B19) infection, as evidenced by serological data and detection of HPV-B19 DNA in blood with use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To our knowledge, this is the first time that HPV-B19 infection has been suggested as the causal agent of simultaneous acute bilateral CTS in twins, thus presenting the possibility that similar immunologic responses can be observed in twins during viral infections.
Medical subject headings
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Erythema Infectiosum
- Parvovirus B19, Human
Anatomy
- wrist
- hand