title: Investigation of spinal pathology in notalgia paresthetica.
abstract: A possible association of spinal pathology with notalgia paresthetica (NP) was investigated through clinical and radiographic evaluation. Forty-three NP patients underwent dermatologic and orthopedic examination accompanied by radiography of the spine. Sixty-one lesions in 43 patients were evaluated. In 34 patients, various vertebral pathologies were observed radiographically by a blinded investigator, and in 28 of these cases these changes were most prominent in the vertebrae which corresponded to a lesional dermatome. Thirty-seven lesions were accompanied by spinal changes decided to be relevant (60.7%). The striking correlation of NP localization with spinal pathology suggests that spinal nerve impingement may contribute to the pathogenesis of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oner
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Savk
authors.forename: Ekin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001415:Back; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications*