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What can cause the random prick-style stings i feel on my skin?
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Cutaneous vs neural: Sharp sensations like that indicate an origin in the skin or in the nerves. If these cover a wide area that crosses nerve boundaries your problem is in the skin and it would be wise to look for clues there. If limited to a certain spot or sharply localized region this could be either skin or nerve.
Answered 1/5/2019
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