Paresthesia


Related Terms

  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Numbness and Tingling
  • Pins and Needles
  • Sensation Disturbance

Differential Diagnoses

  • Alcoholic neuropathy
  • Carcinomatous neuropathy (breast or lung cancer)
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Entrapment neuropathies (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, radial tunnel, tarsal tunnel, meralgia paresthetica, peroneal neuropathy)
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Medication side effect
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Radiculopathy (cervical or lumbar)
  • Restless legs syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Toxicologic conditions
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency

Specialists

  • Endocrinologist
  • Family Physician
  • General Surgeon
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Medical Toxicologist
  • Neurologist
  • Orthopedic (Orthopaedic) Surgeon
  • Pharmacologist
  • Physiatrist
  • Preventive Medicine Specialist

Comorbid Conditions

Factors Influencing Duration

Length of disability is based on the primary disease, not the paresthesia. However, paresthesia can complicate the primary disease and influence the length of disability.

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
782.0 - Symptoms Involving Skin and Other Integumentary Tissue; Disturbance of Skin Sensation; Anesthesia of Skin; Burning or Prickling Sensation; Hyperesthesia; Hypoesthesia; Numbness; Paresthesia; Tingling

Length of Disability
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