Document Type : Letter to the Editor
Authors
1 Department of Anesthesiology, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
2 Department of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
4 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Abstract
Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a painful neuropathic condition caused by impingement of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). The LFCN is a purely sensory nerve that innervates the anterolateral thigh. This nerve is derived from divisions of the L2 and L3 spinal nerves. This condition can lead to neuropathic pain, paresthesias, and dysesthesias along the distribution of this nerve. Patients typically present with pain in the anterolateral thigh that is burning and tingling in nature and commonly exacerbated with light touch and hip extension
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