title: Lack of sympathetic involvement in dermatitis confined to the median nerve territory. A case report.
abstract: Both decreased and increased sympathetic nerve activity has been suggested as a possible underlying mechanism in inflammatory skin lesions. Modulation of sympathetic function has been proposed in the treatment of dermatitis. This case report describes the investigation strategy and normal findings in a case of dermatitis strictly confined to the median nerve territory, illustrating the need for specific tests of sympathetic function when pharmacological as well as physical sympatho-modulatory therapies are considered.
authors.affiliation: Service of Clinical Neurophysiology, Medical Center of Montescano, Foundation Salvatore Maugeri, Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione IRCCS Pavia, Montescano, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buonocore
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Teofoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matucci-Cerinic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elam
mesh_terms: D004485:Eczema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013817:Thermography