Acute carpal tunnel syndrome is rare and usually is secondary to trauma, burns, infection or acute rheumatoid arthritis. A case is presented in which the acute syndrome was produced by Chondrocalcinosis (pseudogout or calcium pyrophosphate disease) of the wrist.
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