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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec;36(12):2339.e5-2339.e6.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.09.013. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

An unusual cause of shoulder pain and weakness

Daniel Reschke  1 , Richard Dagrosa  2 , David T Matteson  3
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Case Reports

An unusual cause of shoulder pain and weakness

Daniel Reschke et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

Shoulder pain and weakness are common presenting Emergency Department complaints. Patients are often diagnosed with fractures, dislocations, bursitis, and muscle strain. Here we present an unusual cause of shoulder pain in an athletic and otherwise healthy young patient that does not respond to typical treatments for musculoskeletal pain.

Keywords: Brachial plexus; Neuralgic amyotrophy; Parsonage-turner syndrome; Shoulder pain.

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