Peripheral Nerve Enlargement
June 24th, 2019
Overview
Feel For
- A palpable, enlarged peripheral nerve - often more than 5mm in diameter.
Common Sites to Palpate
- Ulnar nerve - between the medial epicondyle and olecranon at the elbow
- Median nerve - over the palmar aspect of the wrist
- Radial nerve - in the snuffbox
Causes of Peripheral Nerve Enlargement
- Leprosy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth
- Neurofibromatosis
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
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