Simultaneous femoral nerve palsy due to hemorrhage in both iliac muscles.
A man aged 65 receiving low-dose anticoagulant therapy for a previous myocardial infarction suddenly developed a bilateral femoral nerve palsy. An abdominal CT scan showed small hemorrhages in both iliac muscles with consequent compression of the femoral nerves. The case is reported for its exceptional bilaterality.
D000368:Aged; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*