TY - JOUR T1 - Abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as meralgia paraesthetica. JF - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine JO - Arch Emerg Med SP - 49 LP - 51 DO - 10.1136/emj.14.1.49 VL - 14 IS - 1 AU - A Brett AU - T Hodgetts Y1 - 1997/01/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/14/1/49.abstract N2 - A case of abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported in a patient with long standing low back pain, presenting as meralgia paraesthetica and an increase in the severity of back pain. The case highlights the need for objective assessment of new symptoms arising in a chronic condition, and for a systematic approach to the assessment of radiographs performed in the accident and emergency department. ER -