Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy in a windsurfer.
Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy (LACN) was diagnosed in a young woman who developed pain and paresthesias in the right forearm after a long day of windsurfing (board sailing). The symptoms resolved with conservative treatment, including cessation of windsurfing and a brief course of oral corticosteroids. There was a permanent residual cutaneous sensory deficit in the distribution of the LACN. LACN is important to recognize because the symptomatology may mimic pathology of a cervical root, the brachial plexus, and the radial and median nerves at the level of the elbow.
Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009138:Musculocutaneous Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013177:Sports
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone