Chronic pelvic pain due to peripheral neuropathy: a case report.
BACKGROUND
There are numerous possible causes for chronic pelvic pain. Evaluation of these causes should begin with the least invasive form of assessment.


METHODS
A 28-year-old woman with chronic pelvic pain underwent an array of investigations and surgical interventions without relief of pain. When she was admitted to hospital because of a flare up of pelvic pain, the chronic pain service was consulted. The presentation of stabbing pain that was reproduced by eliciting focal tenderness over the course of ilioinguinal nerve made nerve entrapment a possible diagnosis. An ilioinguinal nerve block was performed, resulting in resolution of the pain.


CONCLUSIONS
Chronic pelvic pain due to peripheral neuropathy can mimic visceral pain, presenting a diagnostic challenge.
Balasubramanian
Shyam
S
Clinical Fellow, Interdisciplinary Pain Program, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
Morley-Forster
Patricia
P
Medical Director, Interdisciplinary Pain Program, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome