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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2011; 09(02): 281-283
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2011-0473
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Meralgia paresthetica in an obese child

Priyanka Gupta
a   Department of Pediatrics, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kapil Jain
b   Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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25 March 2010

05 June 2010

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Meralgia paresthetica is relatively a common condition in adults but rare in children. Here we report the presentation, clinical features and response to conservative treatment in a 12-year-old boy affected with this condition. The etiologies and differential diagnosis of this entity are also discussed.

Keywords

Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh - entrapment neuropathy - mononeuropathy - obesity - children