Synovitis induced by alendronic acid can present as acute carpal tunnel syndrome

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7482, 2005, Pages 74-

  Jones, David Gwynne ^a   Savage, Ruth ^b   Highton, John ^a  

^a DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ETIDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 11844278481     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.74     Document Type: Article

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