hyperesthesia (hyperalgesia)
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Introduction
Excessive sensitivity to sensory stimuli, including:
- pain
- temperature
- touch
Etiology
- underlying sensory defect
- burns
- inflammation
- chronic opioid use[4]
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Principles of Neurology, 4th ed, Adams RD & Victor M (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, New York, 1989, pg 112, 128
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018