<human>: Hello. I am a 28 year old mail, 6ft 2 inches tall, 78 kilos, in very good health(as far as I know). I am occasionally feeling a needle pin prick sensation on the outer, upper right thigh, which doesn t usually last much longer than five minutes. I experienced this very same pain, in the very exact same spot when I was 22 years of age on multiple occasions. But the sensations then stopped, and have now come back. Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!
<bot>: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. The most likely cause of your symptoms is a condition, referred to as neuralgia parenthetical. In this condition, a nerve in the skin of the thigh region-the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh-gets slightly compressed at the level of groin. This results in symptoms such as pain, tingling, burning, numbness, etc. over the outer aspect of the thigh. It is a minor illness and responds well to medications such as pregabalin or gabapentin.  Please consult a neurologist. Wishing you good health, Chat Doctor. 