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A 41-year-old male asked:

Have a tingling itching sensation under the skin on my left outer leg above my knee. this started a several years ago, went away now its back.

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Dr. Michael Fisher
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 34 years experience
Parenthesis: Chronic paresthesia or intermittent paresthesia over a long period of time is generally a sign of a neurological disease or traumatic nerve damage. Paresthesia usually arises from nerve damage due to infection, inflammation, trauma, or other abnormal process.
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