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J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj 2007; 02(01): e43-e45
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-2-6
Case report
Rayegani and Azadi; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve injury induced by phlebotomy[*]

S Mansoor Rayegani
1   Physical medicine & rehabilitation Dept., Shohada medical center, Shaheed Beheshti medical university, Tehran, Iran
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Arezoo Azadi
1   Physical medicine & rehabilitation Dept., Shohada medical center, Shaheed Beheshti medical university, Tehran, Iran
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29 January 2007

14 March 2007

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17 September 2014 (online)

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Abstract

Background Phlebotomy is one of the routine procedures done in medical labs daily.

Case presentation A 52 yr woman noted shooting pain and dysesthesia over her right side anterolateral aspect of forearm, clinical examination and electrodiagnostic studies showed severe involvement of right side lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve.

Conclusion Phlebotomy around lateral aspect of antecubital fossa may cause lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve injury, electrodiagnostic studies are needed for definite diagnosis.

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