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My daughter is 18 but she would never ask this so she wanted me to. her skin on her leg hurts to touch even just her blanket laying in it is extremely painful. we have been to her pcp and done blood work x-ray mri and nothing. what could it be?

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This could be reflex sympathetic dystrophy, also known as chronic regional pain syndrome. Responds to a injection of bupivicaine to the autonomic nerve ganglion at the spine around L2

Answered 6/26/2021

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Dr. Alexander Sah answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

Could be nerve hypersensitivity. Agree with prior answer, and evaluation is warranted.

Answered 6/26/2021

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