Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve injury induced by phlebotomy

doi:10.1186/1749-7221-2-6

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volume 2

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Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve injury induced by phlebotomy

S Mansoor Rayegani and Arezoo Azadi

Physical medicine & rehabilitation Dept., Shohada medical center, Shaheed Beheshti medical university, Tehran, Iran

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Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2007, 2:6doi:10.1186/1749-7221-2-6


Published:	14 March 2007

Abstract

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.