Misdiagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or confirming a diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: For a diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
- Ulnar nerve injury
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Increased triglycerides
- See also causes of carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
- Misdiagnosis leads to wrongful death suit
- Night-time splinting effective symptom relief for carpal tunnel syndrome sufferers
Misdiagnosis cases for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
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Last revision:
May 26, 2003
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