Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Self-healing photo-neuropathy and cervical spinal arthrosis in four sisters with brachioradial pruritus. | Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury BioMed Central Letter to the Editor Self-healing photo-neuropathy and cervical spinal arthrosis in four sisters with brachioradial pruritus Joanna Wallengren Open Access Address Department of Dermatology University Hospital Lund Sweden Email Joanna Wallengren - Published 17 November 2009 Received 14 September 2009 _ n J n -. _ -mno 11 I Tn I 11 Accepted 17 November 2009 Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2009 4 21 doi l 749-7221-4-21 This article is available from http content 4 1 21 2009 Wallengren licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract The cause of brachioradial pruritus a localized itching on the arms or shoulders is controversial. The role of sun and cervical spine disease has been discussed. This is a report on four sisters suffering from brachioradial pruritus recurring every summer. The sisters spent much time outdoors and exposed themselves extensively to the sun. They also had occupations requiring heavy lifting. Cervical radiographs indicated arthrosis. The density of sensory nerve fibers in the skin biopsies from the itchy skin of the arms visualized by antibodies against a pan-neuronal marker protein gene product was reduced compared with biopsies from the same skin region during the symptom-free period in the winter. This data exemplifies that brachioradial pruritus is a self healing photoneuropathy occurring in middle aged adults predisposed by cervical arthrosis. Letter Solar pruritus of the elbows or brachioradial summer pruritus a localized itch of the skin on the dorso-lateral aspect of the arm was first described by Waisman in .
