Journals / Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 56 - Sayı: 3

Lateral antebrakial kutanöz nöropatili bir asker: Temaruz ya da gerçek?

A Soldier with lateral antebrachial cutaneous neuropathy: Malingering or fact?

Pages
145–147
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Especially for patients complaining of forearm pain that leads to inability to extend the elbow, LACN neuropathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis and confirmed by electrophysiological examination.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Compression of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (LACN) is a rarely recognized but clearly definable syndrome.
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Key Findings & Data:In this report, we describe a 23-year-old soldier who presented with avoidance of elbow extension due to a burning pain in the right forearm induced by extension.
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Conclusion & Impact:Especially for patients complaining of forearm pain that leads to inability to extend the elbow, LACN neuropathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis and confirmed by electrophysiological examination.
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Introduction: Compression of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (LACN) is a rarely recognized but clearly definable syndrome. It should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis in the context of soldiers who are suspected of avoiding military duties by assuming the sick role. In this report, we describe a 23-year-old soldier who presented with avoidance of elbow extension due to a burning pain in the right forearm induced by extension. LACN neuropathy, which occurred after physical training including palm-away pull ups in the military camp and was initially suspected to be malingering, was later diagnosed according to the clinical and electrodiagnostic findings. People who are accused of malingering in military settings should be examined carefully also concerning the training-related injuries of the peripheral nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Especially for patients complaining of forearm pain that leads to inability to extend the elbow, LACN neuropathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis and confirmed by electrophysiological examination.

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Giriş: Lateral antebrakial kutanöz sinir (LAKS) kompresyonu nadiren akla gelen ancak açıklıkla tanımlanabilen bir sendromdur. Bu sendrom, hasta rolü yaparak askeri görevlerinden kaçınabilecek askerlerde ayırıcı tanıda göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır. Bu vakada dirsek ekstansiyonunun ortaya çıkardığı sağ önkola yayılan yanıcı ağrı nedeniyle dirsek ekstansiyonundan kaçınma şikayeti ile başvuran 23 yaşında bir askeri tanımladık. LAKS nöropatisi, askeri bir kampta avuç karşıya bakarken kendini yukarı çekmeyi içeren fiziksel aktivite ile ortaya çıkmış ve ilk önce temaruz olduğu düşünülmüş daha sonra klinik ve elektrodiagnostik bulgularla tanısı konulmuştur. Askerlik görevi sırasında temaruz ile suçlanan kişiler, askeri eğitimleri ile ilişkili periferal nörolojik ve kas iskelet sistemi yaralanmaları açısından da dikkatli bir şekilde incelenmelidir. Özellikle ön kol ağrısı şikayeti olan ve bu nedenle dirsek ekstansiyonu yapamayan hastaların ayırıcı tanısında LAKS nöropatisi akılda tutulmalı ve elektrofizyolojik incelemelerle doğrulanmalıdır.

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ARDIÇ, F., KILINÇ, B., YILDIZ, N. (2022). Lateral antebrakial kutanöz nöropatili bir asker: Temaruz ya da gerçek?. Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, Cilt: 56 - Sayı: 3, 145–147. https://ajindex.com/articles/629059

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