Brachioradial pruitus as a symptom of cervical radiculopathy;Prurito braquiorradial como síntoma de radiculopatía cervical

Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 719-722

  Mataix, J ^a   Silvestre, J F ^a   Climent, J M ^a   Pastor, N ^a   Lucas, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachioradial pruritus; Cervical radiculopathy; Gabapentin

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXEPIN; GABAPENTIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; PIMECROLIMUS; PRAMOCAINE; PREGABALIN; SUNSCREEN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRURITUS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SYMPTOM; ARM; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY;

ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 85047681784     PISSN: 00017310     EISSN: 15782190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1578-2190(08)70349-4     Document Type: Article

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