Phlebotomy-related lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve injury

Although phlebotomy is a common and widespread procedure, the medical liter ature provides limited information in terms of the documented complications of venipuncture. Documentation of phlebotomy-drelated nerve injuries is ev en more limited. The authors present a case report of a phlebotomy-induced lesion of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve. According to our litera ture search, this is the first case in which electrodiagnostic studies were used to document venipuncture-related injury of the lateral antebrachial c utaneous nerve, Specific electrodiagnostic testing is used to definitively diagnose this rare injury and to track recovery. Electrodiagnostic testing can be helpful in evaluating cases of sensory disturbance after phlebotomy.