Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit

Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) caused by external compression of the nerve during its course close to the anterior superior iliac spine. We present a case of a patient with acute respiratory distress induced by Legionella pneumonia who wa...

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Published in:	Case Reports in Critical Care
Main Authors:	Christian Svendsen Juhl, Martin Ballegaard, Morten H. Bestle, Peer Tfelt-Hansen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2016-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7263201

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