Bilateral superficial peroneal nerve entrapment secondary to anorexia nervosa: a case report^[*]

Abstract

We report a case of severe weight loss secondary to anorexia nervosa causing bilateral superficial peroneal nerve entrapment in a young female patient who was treated successfully by bilateral surgical decompression.

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