Abnormal sweating patterns associated with itching, burning and tingling of the skin indicate possible underlying small-fibre XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1183 @entity16 @entity1109 @entity1062 @entity3797
BACKGROUND: Itching, burning, @entity1183 and tingling of the skin are frequent reasons for dermatology consultation. We hypothesized that these sensations may be attributable to a small-fibre @entity16 . Sweating, which is mediated by small nerve fibres, may be a surrogate marker of small-fibre @entity16 . OBJECTIVES: To investigate the results of @entity1062 ( @entity1062 ), which depicts and estimates whole-body sweating, in @entity1 with itching, burning, @entity1109 . METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 227 @entity1 with itching, burning, @entity1109 involving the skin who were seen at our institution during 2008 and also underwent @entity1062 . RESULTS: The mean age of the cohort was 54  years (range 3-89), and 58% were female. In all, 149 @entity1 (66%) had abnormal @entity1062 results; in 119 (80%) of these @entity1 the areas of @entity3797 on @entity1062 corresponded to their symptomatic areas. For each symptom analysed separately, the area of @entity3797 correlated with the area of symptoms in most @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with burning, itching, @entity1183 and tingling have abnormal sweating patterns and often do not sweat in the symptomatic areas. These novel findings suggest that a small-fibre @entity16 may underlie many cutaneous symptoms and that the @entity16 can be estimated using @entity1062 .
