Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic polyarticular inflammatory disease, affects mainly small joints of the hand and foot. It has a prevalence of approximately 1% of the worldwide population. RA is commonly associated with peripheral vasculopathy and entrapment neuropathy causing distal sensory and combined sensory and sensorimotor neuropathy. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) refers to the compression of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel and can result in sensory and motor disturbances in areas of the hand supplied by this nerve, leading to pain and loss of function