Paroxysmal pruritus and multiple sclerosis.
We report a patient who presented with paroxysmal pruritus in association with multiple sclerosis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spinal cord showed a lesion at a level corresponding to the dermatomal location of the pruritus.
Koeppel
M C
MC
Department of Dermatology, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
Bramont
C
C
Ceccaldi
M
M
Habib
M
M
Sayag
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011537:Pruritus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology