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Why does it feel like someone has ripped the hair out of my scalp sometimes ? it can be really painful!! could it be my fibromyalgia?
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Allodynia: What you are describing is an exact text book presentation of a phenomenon known as "allodynia."this refers to a hyper since it is hypersensitization of the skin in a certain geographic region of the body. Often times in patients with migraine types of headaches this symptom is described over the head as hair which is "sore", "painful", or "hurts to comb."
Answered 11/11/2014
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