notalgia paraesthetican.
/nəʊˈtaldʒ(ɪ)ə ˌparᵻsˈθɛtɪkə/, U.S. /noʊˈtældʒ(i)ə ˌpɛrəsˈθɛdɪkə/ Medicine.
A form of sensory neuropathy characterized by itching, burning, or other abnormal sensation affecting the skin of the back in the distribution of the thoracic spinal nerves (T2 to T6).
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afterdischarge1905
Wilson's disease1915
notalgia paraesthetica1934
peripheral neuropathy1936
polyneuropathy1938
1934 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus 15 916/2 Notalgia paresthetica, see Backache.
1958 R. Wartenberg Neuritis, Sensory Neuritis, Neuralgia xix. 194 Isolated sensory neuritis of a single spinal nerve does not occur, but several neighboring nerves may be affected, This has been described as notalgia paresthetica.
1978 Neurology 28 1310/1 A sensory neuropathy of the posterior rami of the second through sixth dorsal nerves is called ‘notalgia paresthetica’.
1994 Clin. & Exper. Dermatol. 19 346 We suggest that many cases of long-standing notalgia paraesthetica may result in the formation of amyloid, possibly secondary to chronic friction.
2000 Internat. Jrnl. Dermatol. 39 754 The striking correlation of notalgia paresthetica localization with degenerative changes in the spine suggests that spinal nerve impingement may contribute to the pathogenesis of this entity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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