J Korean Pain Soc.  1995 Apr;8(1):152-155.

Management of Meralgia Paresthetica by Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block: Case reports

• Lee HK
• Chung SY
• Lee SY
• Suh YS
• Kim C

Abstract

Meralgia paresthetica is a disorder characterized by a pain or dysaesthesia, or both, in the anterolateral aspect of the thigh caused by entrapment or neurinoma formation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Currently available modes of therapy include conservative treatment, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block with steroids and local anesthetics, and surgery. At our neuro-pain clinic, we recently encountered three cases of meralgia paresthetica, all of which were treated by lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block. In which of them, two cases were successfully treated but one case was associate with pain relapse due to entrapment of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve by a retroperitoneal mass, schwannoma. In this paper we report our experience along with a review of the current literatures.

Keyword

Meralgia paresthetica; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block

MeSH Terms

Anesthetics, Local
Nerve Block*
Neurilemmoma
Recurrence
Steroids
Thigh
Anesthetics, Local
Steroids