title: Burning pain from chest to back · allodynia and hyperesthesia · extreme sensitivity at the left T5 dermatome · Dx?
abstract: A 27-year-old woman in the 21st week of her first pregnancy came to our clinic complaining of a constant burning pain that spread around her left chest wall to her back. She graded the pain as a 10 on a 0 to 10 visual analog scale. The pain, which began 3 months earlier, became worse when she took a deep breath, ate, or walked, but was alleviated by applying warm compresses. Our patient hadn't slept well since the pain began. Her medical history was noteworthy for chickenpox at age 5.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Belle
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.affiliation: The Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Email: pelegr@bgu.ac.il.
authors.forename: Roni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peleg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D031368:Zoster Sine Herpete / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D001623:Betamethasone