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Recently i have started getting quick sharp pin-prick like pains on my skin on different parts of my body. also, i notice that my skin has become unusually sensitive when i brush against something?
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Those symptoms are consistent with peripheral neuropathy. Do you have any underlying disease?
Answered 8/22/2021
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