DOI: 10.12890/2023_003863

A combination of three nerve entrapment syndromes, which was difficult to differentiate from a vertebral compression fracture

Authors

  • Yukinori Harada Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
  • Kentaro Kakura Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
  • Taro Shimizu Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan

yuki.gym23@gmail.com

Keywords

anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, lateral cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, posterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: This report describes the educational case of a patient who developed three different cutaneous nerve entrapment syndromes at the same level of the thoracic nerve, which was difficult to differentiate from a vertebral compression fracture.
Case Description: A 74-year-old woman presented with right lower abdominal pain, followed by back and flank pain. During later assessment, anterior, posterior and lateral cutaneous nerve entrapment syndromes at the Th11 level were diagnosed.
Conclusion: A combination of three different cutaneous nerve entrapment syndromes can occur in the same patient.

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Published

2023-04-14

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 5 (2023)

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Harada Y, Kakura K, Shimizu T. A combination of three nerve entrapment syndromes, which was difficult to differentiate from a vertebral compression fracture. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 14 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];10(5). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3863

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