What is meralgia paresthetica?

Meralgia paresthetica is characterized by tingling, burning pain, numbness or an irritating sensation felt on the outer side of the thigh due to injury, compression, or disease of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), a sensory nerve to the skin.

How do members experience meralgia paresthetica?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with meralgia paresthetica*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for meralgia paresthetica*

Who has meralgia paresthetica on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 15
40s 22
50s 47
60s 35
70+ 19

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 113

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What is meralgia paresthetica?

Meralgia paresthetica is characterized by tingling, burning pain, numbness or an irritating sensation felt on the outer side of the thigh due to injury, compression, or disease of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), a sensory nerve to the skin.



Common symptoms reported by people with meralgia paresthetica

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for meralgia paresthetica

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Compare treatments taken by people with meralgia paresthetica

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Who has meralgia paresthetica on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 74 say meralgia paresthetica is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 15
40s 22
50s 47
60s 35
70+ 19
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 12
30-39 years 17
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 6
60-69 years 1
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 113

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 48
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from meralgia paresthetica patients who have completed their condition history
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