Notalgia paresthetica is an isolated mononeuropathy involving the skin over or near the scapula. The cause remains unknown. ⋯ Immunohistochemical examination using a neural marker, S-100, positively stained the nerves. Interestingly, a biopsy from perilesional skin also showed an abnormal nerve proliferation.
H Serhat Inaloz, Necmettin Kirtak, H Gulcin Erguven, Metin Karakok, and Serap S Inaloz.
Department of Dermatology, University of Gaziantep, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
J. Dermatol. 2002 Nov 1; 29 (11): 739-43.
AbstractNotalgia paresthetica is an isolated mononeuropathy involving the skin over or near the scapula. The cause remains unknown. We histologically observed a significant increase in the number of dermal nerves in a case of notalgia paresthetica. Immunohistochemical examination using a neural marker, S-100, positively stained the nerves. Interestingly, a biopsy from perilesional skin also showed an abnormal nerve proliferation.