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Can meralgia paresthesia be on the lower part of leg like from the back side of thigh and from the outside of knee down i am type 2 diabetic?

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Paresthetica: Meralgia paresthetica is a condition characterized by tingling, numbness and burning pain in your outer thigh. The cause of meralgia paresthetica is compression of the nerve that supplies sensation to the skin surface of your thigh.

Answered 10/2/2017

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A member asked:

Can meralgia paresthesia be on the lower part of leg like from the back side of thigh and from the outside of knee down i am type 2 diabetic?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Rosenfeld answered

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