carpal tunnel syndrome

Preferred Label : carpal tunnel syndrome;

MeSH definition : Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45);

MeSH synonym : median neuropathy, carpal tunnel; entrapment neuropathy, carpal tunnel; compression neuropathy, carpal tunnel; syndromes, carpal tunnel; syndrome, carpal tunnel; carpal tunnel syndromes; amyotrophy, thenar, of carpal origin;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal tunnel syndrome;

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Origin ID

D002349;

UMLS CUI

C0007286;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Clear cell squamous cell carcinoma of skin (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Constrictive median neuropathy [HPO term]
- SERPINB3 wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- Slow transit constipation [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Squamous cell carcinoma of vulva (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
CISMeF manual mappings
- carpal tunnel syndrome [ICPC-2 Rubric]
DO Cross reference
- carpal tunnel syndrome [DO Concept]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- carpal tunnel syndrome [MedlinePlus Topic]
ORDO relation(s)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [ORDO Disease]
Record concept(s)
- carpal tunnel syndrome [MeSH concept]
See also
- median nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [NCIt concept]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [ORDO Disease]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [ICD-9 code]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [PASCAL descriptor]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Carpal tunnel syndrome 1 [OMIM Phenotype]
- Other abnormal uterine and vaginal bleeding [ICD-10 category (who)]
- carpal tunnel syndrome [ICPC-2 Rubric]
- carpal tunnel syndrome [Radlex concept]
- carpal tunnel syndrome [DO Concept]
- carpal tunnel syndrome [Disease (Nov.)]
- carpal tunnel syndrome [MedlinePlus Topic]
- carpal tunnel syndrome [SNOMED Notion]

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