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A 50-year-old male complains of weakness and numbness in the hands for the last month. He describes paresthesias in the thumb and the index and middle fin-gers. The symptoms are worse at night. He also describes decreased grip strength bilaterally. He works as a me-chanical engineer. The patient denies fevers, chills, or weight loss. The examination is notable for atrophy of the thenar eminences bilaterally and decreased sensation in a median nerve distribution. All the following are causes of carpal tunnel syndrome except
A. amyloidosis
B. chronic lymphocytic leukemia
C. diabetes mellitus
D. hypothyroidism
E. rheumatoid arthritis
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