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Notalgia ParestheticaAka: Paresthetic Notalgia

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  1. See Also
    1. Pruritus Causes
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Sensory Neuropathy involving dorsal spinal nerves
    2. Considered subset of Peripheral Neuropathy
  3. Symptoms
    1. Pruritus on the back
    2. Associated other sensations involving back
      1. Pain
      2. Paresthesia
      3. Hyperesthesia
  4. Signs
    1. Circumscribed hyperpigmented patch on back
    2. Associated with chronic rubbing and scratching
  5. Associated Conditions
    1. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIA
      1. Rivollier (1999) Ann Dermatol Venereol 126:522
  6. Management
    1. No known effective therapy
    2. Oxcarbazepine 300 mg bid and titrate to effect
      1. Found possibly effective in small trials
      2. Savk (2001) J Am Acad Dermatol 45(4):630

Notalgia paresthetica (C0457010)

ConceptsPathologic Function (T046)
EnglishNotalgia paraesthetica, Notalgia paresthetica
Spanishnostalgia parestesica
Parent ConceptsLumbosacral plexus lesion (C0154735), Compression neuropathy of trunk (C0393896)
SourcesSCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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