title: Bilateral femoral neuropathy complicating rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.
abstract: Simultaneous bilateral femoral neuropathies are uncommon and are usually seen as a consequence of pelvic surgery or related to pregnancy. This report describes the case of a young man with rhabdomyolysis after a drug-induced coma, which led to intramuscular dystrophic calcification and compression of the femoral nerves. Acute dystrophic calcification has been documented in the setting of rhabdomyolysis with renal failure. This is the first reported case of a compressive neuropathy occurring as a result of such dystrophic calcification.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; and daggerKing Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Hussein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Algahtani