Increased capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-162

  Holst, Helle ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b   Mosbech, Holger ^c   Elberling, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

capsaicin; flare; MCS; secondary hyperalgesia; temporal summation

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION;

EID: 79551536739     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181f9d60c     Document Type: Article

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