title: Peripheral nerve entrapment due to steroid-induced lipomatosis of the popliteal fossa. Case report.
abstract: A case of peroneal nerve entrapment is reported in a patient with scleroderma. Compression was due to a lipoma in the popliteal fossa and resulted in increasingly severe foot-drop. Complete recovery occurred after the lipoma was resected. A brief review of peroneal nerve palsies and lipomatosis is presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids