Case 2. A 25-year-old woman with right-lower-quadrant abdominal pain was operated on for acute appendicitis. Spinal anesthesia to the 6th thoracic dermatome was obtained with Pontocaine and ...

[5] The pain does not necessarily remain in the area of a specific dermatome or peripheral nerve. A classic feature of CRPS is its tendency to spread proximally to involve the entire extremity or ...

usually resulting in herpes zoster (also known as shingles), which is characterized by pain and rash restricted to 1–3 dermatomes. The NIH Shingles Prevention Study estimates that herpes zoster ...

A 65-year-old woman presented with a 14-year history of left labial and left perirectal pain along the distribution of the S2 dermatome. This pain was described as a low grade, constant, stabbing, ...

In addition to pain, there may be itchiness or a pins-and-needles sensation ... in that it affects a specific area of skin serviced by a nerve root, known as a dermatome. The outbreak occurs on only ...

Vaccine-related AEs in the index study included mild injection-site pain, swelling, redness ... Cases #1–4 were monodermatomal and case #5 involved five dermatomes. All HZ events were mild/moderate in ...

According to new research, men and women rely on different biological systems for pain relief, which could help explain why our most powerful pain medications are often less effective in women.