title: [Combined peroneal and tibial nerve paralysis in femoral phlegmon].
abstract: The case of a patient with a combined paresis of the peroneal and posterior tibial nerve caused by a phlegmone of the upper thigh is reported. The pathologic-histological findings after leg amputation are described.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Klinik und Pathologisches Institut des Klinikums Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berlit
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grözinger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Härle
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D010243:Paralysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh / Q000294:innervation*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Kombinierte Peronaeus- und Tibialisparese bei Oberschenkelphlegmone.