01290nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001900065653001100084653001800095653001100113653001200124653000900136653001600145653001300161653001600174100001800190700001300208700001200221700001300233700001400246245006400260856004100324300001000365490000700375520058000382022001400962       1993                            d  c1993 Dec10aAdult10aBiopsy, Needle10aFemale10aFemoral Nerve10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNeuritis10aParesthesia1 aTheuvenet W J1 aFinlay K1 aRoche P1 aSoares D1 aKauer J M00aNeuritis of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v61n4a09.pdf  a592-60 v613 a<p>Neuritis of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (meralgia paresthetica) is observed more frequently in leprosy than in nonleprosy patients, and its symptoms can easily be confused with those suggesting, e.g., ischialgia. The diagnosis can be confirmed by a diagnostic block with a local anesthetic solution. Analgesics, antiinflammatory drugs, bed rest and, in severe cases, therapeutic blocks were successfully applied in the treatment of the neuritis, and no surgical intervention was needed. Three leprosy patients with severe meralgia paresthetica are presented.</p>
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