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Meralgia paresthetica or Meralgia paraesthetica (UK/Australian spelling) (me-ral'-gee-a par-es-thet'-i-ka) (or Bernhardt-Roth syndrome), is numbness or pain in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve that extends from the thigh to the spinal column. This chronic neurological disorder involves a single nerve—the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, which is also called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (and hence the syndrome lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy).〔IASP, ( XXXI: LOCAL SYNDROMES IN THE LEG OR FOOT: PAIN OF NEUROLOGICAL ORIGIN ), 2012〕 The term "meralgia paraesthetica" combines four Greek roots to mean "thigh pain with anomalous perception". == Signs and symptoms == * Pain on the outer side of the thigh, occasionally extending to the outer side of the knee, usually constant. * A burning sensation, tingling, or numbness in the same area * Multiple bee-sting like pains in the affected area * Occasionally, aching in the groin area or pain spreading across the buttocks * Usually more sensitive to light touch than to firm pressure * Hyper sensitivity to heat (warm water from shower feels like it is burning the area) * Occasionally, patients may complain of itching or a bothersome sensation rather than pain in the affected area. The entire distribution of the nerve is rarely affected. Usually, the unpleasant sensation(s) affect only part of the skin supplied by the nerve. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meralgia paraesthetica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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