Case report
Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve injury induced by phlebotomy
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* Corresponding author: S Mansoor Rayegani rayegani@gmail.com
Physical medicine & rehabilitation Dept., Shohada medical center, Shaheed Beheshti medical university, Tehran, Iran
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2007, 2:6 doi:10.1186/1749-7221-2-6
Published: 14 March 2007Abstract
Background
Phlebotomy is one of the routine procedures done in medical labs daily.
Case presentation
A 52 yr woman noted shooting pain and dysesthesia over her right side anterolateral aspect of forearm, clinical examination and electrodiagnostic studies showed severe involvement of right side lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve.
Conclusion
Phlebotomy around lateral aspect of antecubital fossa may cause lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve injury, electrodiagnostic studies are needed for definite diagnosis.