What Causes Burning And Tingling Sensation In Limbs When Diagnosed With Mononucleosis?
It's mostly fall. Get investigations / expert advise/ home care.
Detailed Answer:
HI XXXX,
Thanks for the query under HCM forum.
It seems you are going through lot of stressful /confusing condition these days.
I understand your concern.
* Your basic problem at present seems to be burning all over body without any skin rash, following a fall with severe injury to your hip . You also have other predisposing factors like shingles infection , exposure to heat,exposure to infectious mononucleosis .Let us think of them one by one as a possible cause of the trouble.
- Infectious mononucleosis is characterized by enlargement of throat glands with pharyngitis, fever,sore throat. It does not have burning skin as a typical symptom.
- Shingale - It is a viral infection, involving a nerve along it's course so the burning/ skin rash is restricted to the skin supplied by the nerve involved. It is usually single sided.
- Exposure to heat- The skin exposed to heat has typical red rash with pappules associated by itching irritated skin. The involvement of skin is typically in skin creases ( elbow, breast, scrotum & the skin folds or where ever there is friction between body & clothes. Burning is not a typical symptom here.
* From above facts the possible cause seems to be different than the above ones . Burning skin is essentially a condition with nerve involvements.It can be
- local nerve involvement - Trauma Sciatica, carpel tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome), severe soft tissue injury to skin after the fall.
- Peripheral neuropathy ( in systemic conditions like Diabetes/ B 12 deficiency)
- injury to spine causing compression on nerve roots arising from spinal canal. ( due to jerks during the fall )
- This can be psychological stress
* Taking into consideration the vigorous fall you had & also that the symptom started from the feet -- I think your fall seems to be the cause for the burning.
* To pin point the cause you should consult your family physician first. He will examine you completely for your trauma due to fall & treat you or refer you to a physician/ orthopedic surgeon for expert advise if he thinks it to be needful.
* You will have to get investigated with- Glucose tolerance test, serum vitaminB12, X ray / CT scan/ MRI of complete spine to locate any disc or vertebral problem .
* The treatment would be cause specific.B12 supplements, physiotherapy, surgery,Control of diabetes.
* Home care- Till you get all the things evaluated-you can start with
- Take rest, avoid laborious body movements.
- Be in a cool atmosphere/ avoid exposure to heat,hot water bath,
- Apply caladryl lotion to skin
- Take lot of fresh water/ fresh juices,Vitamin B12 pills ( over the counter)
- Be positive & stress less.This problem is going to be relieved after proper diagnosis & specific treatment.
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