<p>Prevalence and Severity of Dermatological Condition-Associated Skin Pain in the Chinese</p>

作者：Xiaohua Wang, Qingsong Lai, Baoqing Zheng, Li Ye, Si Wen, Yunling Yan, Bin Yang, Mao‐Qiang Man · 发表于：Journal of Pain Research · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.2147/jpr.s245514 · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Pain Mechanisms and Treatments、Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis、Dermatology and Skin Diseases

BACKGROUND/AIM: Although the characteristics of cutaneous sensory symptoms in the general population have been documented, dermatological condition-associated skin pain has not been characterized yet. In the present study, we aimed to characterize dermatological condition-associated skin pain in the Chinese. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was given to outpatients to identify self-proclaimed skin pain at our dermatology clinic. The severity of skin pain was assessed using pain scale 0-10. Prevalence and pain severity were compared between males and females. RESULTS: A total of 2144 patients, including 1254 females and 890 males aged 13-94 years, were included in this study. The overall prevalence of skin pain was 9.93% in this cohort. The prevalence of skin pain varied greatly with dermatological conditions (p<0.0001). Moreover, a higher prevalence of skin pain was observed in males than in females (p<0.05). Among the dermatological conditions reported, higher skin pain scales were found in subjects with either glucocorticoid-induced dermatitis (4.20 ± 0.73) or herpes zoster (4.00 ± 0.29). While the overall pain scales were comparable between males and females (2.38 ± 0.13 versus 2.68 ± 0.13), pain scales in patients with eczematous dermatitis were higher in females than in males (p<0.05). Furthermore, pain scales correlated positively with age. However, pain scales did not differ between subjects with versus without a family history of cutaneous sensory symptoms. These...