Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy in a windsurfer. |
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Authors: | C K Jablecki |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA. |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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