ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSM PRESENTING AS MERALGIA PARAESTHETICA

Authors
BRETT A HODGETTS T
Citation
A. Brett et T. Hodgetts, ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSM PRESENTING AS MERALGIA PARAESTHETICA, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 14(1), 1997, pp. 49-51
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
49 - 51
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1997)14:1<49:AAPAMP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A case of abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported in a patient with long standing low back pain, presenting as meralgia paraesthetica and an i ncrease in the severity of back pain. The case highlights the need for objective assessment of new symptoms arising in a chronic condition, and for a systematic approach to the assessment of radiographs perform ed in accident and emergency department.