Tingling skin
Tingling skin: Introduction
The skin sensation of partial numbness or "pins and needles" or
a type of "burning", "tingling" or "creeping" sensation of the skin,
is known as a "paresthesia".
Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness,
or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but
with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation.
Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased,
or injured.
Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations,
but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition
(e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve
directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve),
or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic
neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others).
Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations,
or the recurrence of similar
symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis,
so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms
to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple
sclerosis).
Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious
medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional.
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- Skin, clammy
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Paresthesia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Skin, clammy
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Paresthesia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Tingling skin: Medical Mistakes
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Causes of Tingling skin listed in Disease Database:
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causes of Tingling skin as a symptom include:
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Medications or substances causing Tingling skin:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Tingling skin as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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Definitions of Tingling skin:
Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Detailed list of causes of Tingling skin
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How Common are these Causes of Tingling skin?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Tingling skin.
Of the 52
causes of Tingling skin that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 51
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing symptoms: Tingling skin:
The following list of conditions
have 'Tingling skin' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
C
Cercarial dermatitis
... tingling skinChemical poisoning - Allethrin
... tingling skinChemical poisoning - Methyl Bromide
... tingling skinChemical poisoning - Pepper Spray
... tingling skinCoastal leucothoe poisoning
... tingling skinD
Delphinium poisoning
... tingling skinF
Fetterbush poisoning
... tingling skinFlorida leucothoe poisoning
... tingling skinJ
Japanese andromeda poisoning
... tingling skinM
Mountain andromeda poisoning
... tingling skinMountain Laurel poisoning
... tingling skinN
Niacin overdose
... tingling skinP
Pernettya poisoning
... tingling skinPlant poisoning - Acetylandromedol
... tingling skinPlant poisoning - Andromedotoxin
... tingling skinPlant poisoning - Grayanotoxin
... tingling skinPlant poisoning - Rhodotoxin
... tingling skinS
Sheep laurel poisoning
... tingling skinStaggerbush poisoning
... tingling skinU
Urticaria, Cholinergic
... tingling skinUrticaria, Physical
... tingling skin
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Causes of Tingling skin Based on Risk Factors
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Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Tingling skin:
Paresthesiae, Altered sensation of skin, Disturbed sensation, Formication, Hypoaesthesia of skin, Numbness, Paresthesia, Pins and needles
- (Source - Diseases Database)
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Medical Conditions associated with Tingling skin:
Tingling (803 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Tingling skin:
Pins-and-needles (803 causes), Numbness (378 causes), Burning sensation (413 causes), Peripheral neuropathy (83 causes), Diabetes mellitus (183 causes), Vitamin B12 deficiency, Folate deficiency (15 causes), Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, Posterior column disorders, Arterial ischemia, Rest pain, Peripheral vascular disease, Plantar fascitis
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