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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 1005
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Unusual cause of meralgia paraesthetica

R. Gupta, S. Stafford1, and N. Cox1,

Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology Service, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India and
1 Department of Rheumatology, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester SO22 5DG, UK

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SIR, Meralgia paraesthetica is caused by entrapment of the lateral cutaneous femoral nerve as it passes under the inguinal ligament. Direct pressure from belts and other tight-fitting garments may contribute to this entrapment. Several clinical conditions have been . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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