Meralgia paresthetica

Introduction: Meralgia paresthetica

Description of Meralgia paresthetica

Meralgia paresthetica (medical condition): Meralgia paresthetica causes tingling, numbness or other sensations on the upper thigh. It is a type of paresthesia caused by nerve damage to ...more

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Meralgia paresthetica: Related Topics

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• Tingling symptoms (951 causes)

Meralgia paresthetica: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Meralgia paresthetica is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Meralgia paresthetica, or a subtype of Meralgia paresthetica, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Meralgia paresthetica as a Disease

Meralgia paresthetica (medical condition): See Meralgia paresthetica (disease information).
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  »Symptoms of Meralgia paresthetica
  »Causes of Meralgia paresthetica
  »Treatments for Meralgia paresthetica

Meralgia paresthetica: Related Diseases

Meralgia paresthetica: Meralgia paresthetica is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Sensory conditions
• Upper leg conditions
• Lower limb conditions
• Limb conditions
• Nervous system conditions

More information on medical condition: Meralgia paresthetica:

• Information about Meralgia paresthetica
• Basic Summary for Meralgia paresthetica
• Causes of Meralgia paresthetica
• Symptoms of Meralgia paresthetica
• Treatments for Meralgia paresthetica

Meralgia paresthetica: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Meralgia paresthetica:

• lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
• diabetes mellitus
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• neuropathy
• NSAIDS
• corticosteroids
• amitryptilline

Terms associated with Meralgia paresthetica:

Terms Similar to Meralgia paresthetica:

• Bernhardt-Roth Syndrome
• Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment

Source - NIH

Hierarchical classifications of Meralgia paresthetica

The following list attempts to classify Meralgia paresthetica into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Mononeuritis of lower limb
• DISORDERS OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
• DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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