Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy in a windsurfer

Lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy (LACN) was diagnosed in a young w oman 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 c orticosteroids. There was a permanent residual cutaneous sensory deficit in the distribution of the LACN, LACN is important to recognize because the s ymptomatology may mimic pathology of a cervical root, the brachial plexus, and the radial and median nerves at the level of the elbow, (C) 1999 John W iley & Sons, Inc.