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Brachioradial Pruritus

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Brachioradial Pruritus, Brachioradialis Pruritus, Actinic Brachioradial Neuralgia

  • See Also
  1. Pruritus Causes
  • Epidemiology
  1. Affects Caucasians living in tropical regions
  2. More common in middle-aged women
  • Pathophysiology
  • Postulated Mechanisms
  1. Cervical Disc Disease with nerve compression
    1. Heyl (1983) Arch Dermatol 119:115-6 [PubMed]
  2. Prolonged ultraviolet light exposure (e.g. tropics)
    1. Walcyk (1986) Br J Dermatol 115(2):177-80 [PubMed]
  • Symptoms
  1. Onset often in mid-summer and resolution in December
  2. Pruritus of one or both arms
    1. Affects lateral upper arms and Shoulders
    2. Affects dorsal Forearms
  3. Other Paresthesias (tingling or burning)
  • Signs
  1. No associated dermatitis
  • Management
  1. Capsaicin cream
    1. Knight (1994) Int J Dermatol 33(3):206-9 [PubMed]
  2. Cutaneous Field Stimulation
    1. Wallengren (2001) Arch Dermatol 137(10):1323-5 [PubMed]
  • References
  1. Veien (2001) J Am Acad Dermatol 44(4):704-5 [PubMed]