Trychodynia – symptoms and treatment

Syn.: Scalp dysthesia.

Def .: Soreness in the scalp with no other physical symptoms.

Etiol .: Unknown.

Loc .: Hairy skin of the head.

Clinical: Tactile pain within the scalp, which is macroscopically unchanged.

Hist .: Elevated levels of substance P have been found in the scalp in some patients.

Heal: There is no specific treatment.

Source: A. Kaszuba, Z. Adamski: “Lexicon of dermatology”; XNUMXst edition, Czelej Publishing House

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