Acta Med. 2003, 46: 201-204

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.34

An Increased Frequency of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Sarcoidosis

Halil Yanardağa, Ömer Nuri Pamukb, Meral Kızıltanc, Hilal Yıldızc, Sabriye Demireya, Tuncer Karayela

aUniversity of Istanbul, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Lung Diseases, Turkey
bUniversity of Trakya, Trakya Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology, Turkey
cUniversity of Istanbul, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Turkey

Received February 1, 2003
Accepted September 1, 2003

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