Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Era's Lucknow Medical
College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Priyanka Gupta, M.D., WZ-D/14, Dayal Sir
Road, Uttam Nagar West, New-Delhi-110059, India. Tel.: +91 011 25333237;
E-mail: gims2gui@yahoo.com
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
