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What Causes Numbness In The Shin Of A Person With Autoimmune Hepatitis?
I was bent over for a few minutes and when I came up Inotices the left front of my shin was nnumb. Its been an hour and its still numb. I havehad lots of back pain the last few years and I have autoimmune hepatitis. And they recently found a mass in my umbilical area. Should Ibe concerned about the numbness?
Mon, 16 May 2016
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The numbness may definitely be related to the back pain that you mentioned.
The nerves that supply the lower limbs exit the back and travel into the thighs and legs.
Since there is no history of severe trauma , a fracture is unlikely. It is possible that the numbness may be due to worsening of arthritis or a prolapsed disc.
Imaging of your spine may be needed if this continues to determine exactly what it is happening in the back.
This may be a CT scan or MRI
I hope this helps
The numbness may definitely be related to the back pain that you mentioned.
The nerves that supply the lower limbs exit the back and travel into the thighs and legs.
Since there is no history of severe trauma , a fracture is unlikely. It is possible that the numbness may be due to worsening of arthritis or a prolapsed disc.
Imaging of your spine may be needed if this continues to determine exactly what it is happening in the back.
This may be a CT scan or MRI
I hope this helps
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