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A 68 old man patient with unilateral leg motor weakness 9 days after the onset of herpes zoster in his left L4 dermatome.
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F1
On physical examination, herpetic rash was localized to his left L4 dermatome (Fig. 1).
Psoas compartment block was performed with local anesthetic and triamcinolone 40 mg.
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F2
PCB was done with 0.5% lidocaine 15 ml and triamcinolone 40 mg under fluoroscopic guidance at the L4 transverse level (Fig. 2).