La meralgie paresthésique est une affection nerveuse qui provoque un engourdissement, des picotements ou une douleur dans une zone de la peau située sur la partie supérieure externe de la cuisse. Elle est causée par la compression d’un nerf de la cuisse appelé nerf cutané latéral. Il est généralement comprimé lorsqu'il passe sous un ligament fibreux résistant appelé ligament inguinal.

Rareté: Rare

Symptômes

Douleur à l'extérieur de la hanche
Douleur dans une cuisse
Engourdissement des cuisses
Des picotements dans le haut de la jambe
Engourdissement de la hanche

Traitement

Vous devriez consulter un médecin pour confirmer le diagnostic et discuter des options de traitement. Généralement, cette affection est traitée par du repos, de la physiothérapie, des analgésiques et parfois des injections de corticostéroïdes.

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Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Rothschild has been a faculty member at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He currently practices as a hospitalist at Newton Wellesley Hospital. In 1978, Dr. Rothschild received his MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in critical care medicine. He also received an MP...

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