Abstract

FERNANDEZ DE NAVARRETE GARCIA, Emilia; ALONSO RIOS, Fernando; MONTOZA GONZALEZ, Mónica  and  MARTINEZ JIMENEZ, Xavier. Notalgia paresthetica: two clínical cases. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.3, pp.126-129. ISSN 3020-1160.

Notalgia paresthetica is a sensory neuropathy involving the dorsal spinal nerves. The characteristic symptom is pruritus on the back, occasionally accompanied by pain, paresthesia and/or hyperesthesia, which results in a well-circumscribed hyper pigmented patch in the symptomatic area. The published cases and studies suggest symptoms of notalgia paresthetica are due to a cutaneous sensory neuropathy and treatments addressing the condition as such are more successful than traditional itch therapies. In many cases treatment is no needed, however some therapies have been used with irregular effectiveness certain distressing cases. Further studies are needed to evaluate which treatments have the greatest potential for providing symptom relief.

Keywords : notalgia paresthetica; pruritus.

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