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Pain of skin

MedGen UID:
116116
•Concept ID:
C0241136
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Skin Pain
SNOMED CT: Pain of skin (301364008)

Definition

Painful sensation in the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPain of skin

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psoriasis-associated cutaneous pain: etiology, assessment, impact, and management.
Pithadia DJ, Reynolds KA, Lee EB, Wu JJ
J Dermatolog Treat 2019 Aug;30(5):435-440. Epub 2018 Nov 19 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2018.1528330. PMID: 30256690
Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer.
Zhang X, Li H, Li Q, Li Y, Li C, Zhu M, Zhao B, Li G
World J Surg Oncol 2018 Nov 12;16(1):222. doi: 10.1186/s12957-018-1522-3. PMID: 30419911Free PMC Article
Skin and breast disease in the differential diagnosis of chest pain.
Muir J, Yelland M
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):319-25. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.006. PMID: 20380958

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Application of Vitamin E Acetate on Staple Lines and Anastomoses of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact on Postoperative Pain and Acute Phase Reactants.
Ruiz-Tovar J, Garcia A, Ferrigni C, Duran M
Obes Surg 2020 Aug;30(8):2988-2993. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04635-9. PMID: 32342266
Effects of alkalinization of lidocaine on the pain of skin infiltration and intravenous catheterization.
Steinbrook RA, Hughes N, Fanciullo G, Manzi D, Ferrante FM
J Clin Anesth 1993 Nov-Dec;5(6):456-8. doi: 10.1016/0952-8180(93)90060-r. PMID: 8123269

Therapy

Assessment of adverse events for a home-use intense pulsed light hair removal device using postmarketing surveillance.
Hattersley AM, Kiernan M, Goldberg D, Dierickx C, Sliney DH, Haedersdal M, Nash JF
Lasers Surg Med 2023 Apr;55(4):414-422. Epub 2023 Mar 8 doi: 10.1002/lsm.23650. PMID: 36883997
Application of Vitamin E Acetate on Staple Lines and Anastomoses of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact on Postoperative Pain and Acute Phase Reactants.
Ruiz-Tovar J, Garcia A, Ferrigni C, Duran M
Obes Surg 2020 Aug;30(8):2988-2993. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04635-9. PMID: 32342266
Topical application of lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) cream reduces the pain of intramuscular infiltration of saline solution.
Himelstein BP, Cnaan A, Blackall CS, Zhao H, Cavalieri G, Cohen DE
J Pediatr 1996 Nov;129(5):718-21. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70155-5. PMID: 8917239
Effects of alkalinization of lidocaine on the pain of skin infiltration and intravenous catheterization.
Steinbrook RA, Hughes N, Fanciullo G, Manzi D, Ferrante FM
J Clin Anesth 1993 Nov-Dec;5(6):456-8. doi: 10.1016/0952-8180(93)90060-r. PMID: 8123269

Clinical prediction guides

Assessment of adverse events for a home-use intense pulsed light hair removal device using postmarketing surveillance.
Hattersley AM, Kiernan M, Goldberg D, Dierickx C, Sliney DH, Haedersdal M, Nash JF
Lasers Surg Med 2023 Apr;55(4):414-422. Epub 2023 Mar 8 doi: 10.1002/lsm.23650. PMID: 36883997
Topical application of lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA) cream reduces the pain of intramuscular infiltration of saline solution.
Himelstein BP, Cnaan A, Blackall CS, Zhao H, Cavalieri G, Cohen DE
J Pediatr 1996 Nov;129(5):718-21. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70155-5. PMID: 8917239

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