Meralgia paraesthetica is -: (A) Medial cutaneous nerve of thigh, (B) Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, (C) Lateral cutaneous nerve of hand, (D) Medial cutaneous nerve of hand
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh o The neuropathy affecting the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh is called meralgia paraesthetica,o Cheralgia paraesthetica is a neuropathy of the hand - superficial branch of the radial nerve. The area affected includes:Base of thumb, near the anatomical snuffboxBack of thumb and index fingerBack of handThus,Meralgia paraesthetica - Lateral cutaneous nerve of thighCheralgia paraesthetica - Lateral cutaneous nerve of hand