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Dull pain

MedGen UID:
548687
•Concept ID:
C0278144
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Dull Pain
SNOMED CT: Dull pain (83644001)

Definition

A sensation of discomfort or distress that is non-specific or without clear boundaries. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDull pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Chronic Idiopathic Pain in Patients With Dental Implant Without a Clear Pathological Lesion: A Retrospective Study.
Shin YM, Choi SY, Lee DH, Jung JK, Kwon TG
J Oral Implantol 2022 Aug 1;48(4):301-306. doi: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-21-00094. PMID: 34522975
International Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Considerations of Myofascial Trigger Points: A Delphi Study.
Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Dommerholt J
Pain Med 2018 Jan 1;19(1):142-150. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx207. PMID: 29025044
Significance of "Deqi" response in acupuncture treatment: myth or reality.
Zhou W, Benharash P
J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2014 Aug;7(4):186-9. Epub 2014 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.02.008. PMID: 25151451

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Transanal Suture Mucopexy for Hemorrhoids.
Chivate SD, Killedar MM, Ladukar LD, Vardhani GS, Kavathe SK, Kanekar SR
Dis Colon Rectum 2022 May 1;65(5):742-749. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002191. PMID: 34958048Free PMC Article
Acute angle closure glaucoma.
Flores-Sánchez BC, Tatham AJ
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2019 Dec 2;80(12):C174-C179. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2019.80.12.C174. PMID: 31822188
Who will benefit from surgical repair for painful varicocele: a meta-analysis.
Han DY, Yang QY, Chen X, Ouyang B, Yao B, Liu GH, Zhang H, Xia K, Deng CH, Sun XZ
Int Urol Nephrol 2016 Jul;48(7):1071-8. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s11255-016-1246-7. PMID: 27074742
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity: biochemical, metabolic and clinical presentations.
Milić S, Lulić D, Štimac D
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Jul 28;20(28):9330-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9330. PMID: 25071327Free PMC Article
Pain qualities and satisfaction with therapy: a survey of subjects with neuropathic pain.
Cepeda MS, Wilcox M, Levitan B
Pain Med 2013 Nov;14(11):1745-56. Epub 2013 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/pme.12210. PMID: 23889910

Diagnosis

Acute angle closure glaucoma.
Flores-Sánchez BC, Tatham AJ
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2019 Dec 2;80(12):C174-C179. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2019.80.12.C174. PMID: 31822188
Chronic/Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain.
Zakrzewska JM
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2016 Jul;27(3):345-51. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.02.012. PMID: 27325001
Who will benefit from surgical repair for painful varicocele: a meta-analysis.
Han DY, Yang QY, Chen X, Ouyang B, Yao B, Liu GH, Zhang H, Xia K, Deng CH, Sun XZ
Int Urol Nephrol 2016 Jul;48(7):1071-8. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s11255-016-1246-7. PMID: 27074742
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity: biochemical, metabolic and clinical presentations.
Milić S, Lulić D, Štimac D
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Jul 28;20(28):9330-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9330. PMID: 25071327Free PMC Article
Headache diagnosis.
Ryan RE Jr
Clin Cornerstone 1999;1(6):11-20. doi: 10.1016/s1098-3597(99)90036-4. PMID: 10682184

Therapy

Chronic/Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain.
Zakrzewska JM
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2016 Jul;27(3):345-51. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.02.012. PMID: 27325001
Pain qualities and satisfaction with therapy: a survey of subjects with neuropathic pain.
Cepeda MS, Wilcox M, Levitan B
Pain Med 2013 Nov;14(11):1745-56. Epub 2013 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/pme.12210. PMID: 23889910
Trigeminal neuralgia and persistent idiopathic facial pain.
Obermann M, Holle D, Katsarava Z
Expert Rev Neurother 2011 Nov;11(11):1619-29. doi: 10.1586/ern.11.156. PMID: 22014140
Headache diagnosis.
Ryan RE Jr
Clin Cornerstone 1999;1(6):11-20. doi: 10.1016/s1098-3597(99)90036-4. PMID: 10682184
Symptomatic tonsillar ectopia.
Furuya K, Sano K, Segawa H, Ide K, Yoneyama H
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Feb;64(2):221-6. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.64.2.221. PMID: 9489535Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Glomus tumors around or in the knee: a case report and literature review.
Wang Y, Li T, Lv Z, Bian Y, Feng B, Liu Y, Zhou X, Weng X
BMC Surg 2022 Mar 16;22(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01545-8. PMID: 35296290Free PMC Article
Impact of Neck and Shoulder Pain on Health-Related Quality of Life in a Middle-Aged Community-Living Population.
Machino M, Ando K, Kobayashi K, Nakashima H, Morozumi M, Kanbara S, Ito S, Inoue T, Koshimizu H, Seki T, Ishizuka S, Takegami Y, Hasegawa Y, Imagama S
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:6674264. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1155/2021/6674264. PMID: 34212040Free PMC Article
Who will benefit from surgical repair for painful varicocele: a meta-analysis.
Han DY, Yang QY, Chen X, Ouyang B, Yao B, Liu GH, Zhang H, Xia K, Deng CH, Sun XZ
Int Urol Nephrol 2016 Jul;48(7):1071-8. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s11255-016-1246-7. PMID: 27074742
Significance of "Deqi" response in acupuncture treatment: myth or reality.
Zhou W, Benharash P
J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2014 Aug;7(4):186-9. Epub 2014 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.02.008. PMID: 25151451
Hypnic headache.
Manni R, Ghiotto N
Handb Clin Neurol 2010;97:469-72. doi: 10.1016/S0072-9752(10)97041-3. PMID: 20816447

Clinical prediction guides

Transanal Suture Mucopexy for Hemorrhoids.
Chivate SD, Killedar MM, Ladukar LD, Vardhani GS, Kavathe SK, Kanekar SR
Dis Colon Rectum 2022 May 1;65(5):742-749. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002191. PMID: 34958048Free PMC Article
Impact of Neck and Shoulder Pain on Health-Related Quality of Life in a Middle-Aged Community-Living Population.
Machino M, Ando K, Kobayashi K, Nakashima H, Morozumi M, Kanbara S, Ito S, Inoue T, Koshimizu H, Seki T, Ishizuka S, Takegami Y, Hasegawa Y, Imagama S
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:6674264. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1155/2021/6674264. PMID: 34212040Free PMC Article
Who will benefit from surgical repair for painful varicocele: a meta-analysis.
Han DY, Yang QY, Chen X, Ouyang B, Yao B, Liu GH, Zhang H, Xia K, Deng CH, Sun XZ
Int Urol Nephrol 2016 Jul;48(7):1071-8. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s11255-016-1246-7. PMID: 27074742
Characteristics of neck and shoulder pain in the Japanese general population.
Takasawa E, Yamamoto A, Kobayashi T, Tajika T, Shitara H, Ichinose T, Mieda T, Iizuka Y, Iizuka H, Takagishi K
J Orthop Sci 2015 Mar;20(2):403-9. Epub 2014 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0676-2. PMID: 25432527
A cross-sectional study investigating clinical predictors and physical experiences of pain in Parkinson's disease.
Rana A, Saeed U, Masroor MS, Yousuf MS, Siddiqui I
Funct Neurol 2013 Oct-Dec;28(4):297-304. PMID: 24598399Free PMC Article

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