Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients
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Resumo: | INTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis is a relatively rare connective tissue disorder characterized by severe and progressive fibrosis of the skin. Due to the current lack of available information on this subject, the aim of the present study was to assess light touch sensations in the hands of patients with systemic sclerosis.METHODS: We completed a cross-sectional comparative study. Light touch sensations were evaluated in 30 individuals, including 15 patients with systemic sclerosis who exhibited changes in the dermis of their hands without loss of the distal phalanx and 15 subjects who did not exhibit changes in the upper limbs (control group). The groups were age- and sex-matched. Tactile sensory evaluations were performed using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test and the two-point discrimination test.RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found between groups in the monofilament test. The study group had lower scores across all points of the hand when compared with the control group. Differences were also found when dominant and non-dominant hands were compared (p<0.05). Statistically significant differences were found between groups for a subset of the assessed points in the two-point discrimination test.CONCLUSIONS: The results of a monofilament test showed that tactile sensation, specifically light touch and deep pressure sensations, is altered in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients. |
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Silva, Paula Gabriel [UNIFESP]Jones, Anamaria [UNIFESP]Araujo, Pola Maria Poli de [UNIFESP]Natour, Jamil [UNIFESP]Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)2015-06-14T13:47:18Z2015-06-14T13:47:18Z2014-09-01Clinics. Faculdade de Medicina / USP, v. 69, n. 9, p. 585-588, 2014.1807-59321980-5322http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/8591http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2014(09)02S1807-59322014000900585.pdfS1807-5932201400090058510.6061/clinics/2014(09)02WOS:000343983100002INTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis is a relatively rare connective tissue disorder characterized by severe and progressive fibrosis of the skin. Due to the current lack of available information on this subject, the aim of the present study was to assess light touch sensations in the hands of patients with systemic sclerosis.METHODS: We completed a cross-sectional comparative study. Light touch sensations were evaluated in 30 individuals, including 15 patients with systemic sclerosis who exhibited changes in the dermis of their hands without loss of the distal phalanx and 15 subjects who did not exhibit changes in the upper limbs (control group). The groups were age- and sex-matched. Tactile sensory evaluations were performed using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test and the two-point discrimination test.RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found between groups in the monofilament test. The study group had lower scores across all points of the hand when compared with the control group. Differences were also found when dominant and non-dominant hands were compared (p<0.05). Statistically significant differences were found between groups for a subset of the assessed points in the two-point discrimination test.CONCLUSIONS: The results of a monofilament test showed that tactile sensation, specifically light touch and deep pressure sensations, is altered in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Disciplina de ReumatologiaUNIFESP, Disciplina de ReumatologiaSciELO585-588engFaculdade de Medicina / USPClinicsSensation DisordersHandSystemic SclerosisAssessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patientsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESPinstname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:UNIFESPORIGINALS1807-59322014000900585.pdfapplication/pdf219861${dspace.ui.url}/bitstream/11600/8591/1/S1807-59322014000900585.pdf4177a852f870b7083e5ac16480a6957cMD51open accessTEXTS1807-59322014000900585.pdf.txtS1807-59322014000900585.pdf.txtExtracted texttext/plain22628${dspace.ui.url}/bitstream/11600/8591/2/S1807-59322014000900585.pdf.txt1c168bfb5ac42d774c8b811e1d119695MD52open access11600/85912021-10-04 21:22:00.563open accessoai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/8591Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://www.repositorio.unifesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:34652021-10-05T00:22Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients Silva, Paula Gabriel [UNIFESP] Sensation Disorders Hand Systemic Sclerosis |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients |
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Silva, Paula Gabriel [UNIFESP] |
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Silva, Paula Gabriel [UNIFESP] Jones, Anamaria [UNIFESP] Araujo, Pola Maria Poli de [UNIFESP] Natour, Jamil [UNIFESP] |
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Jones, Anamaria [UNIFESP] Araujo, Pola Maria Poli de [UNIFESP] Natour, Jamil [UNIFESP] |
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Silva, Paula Gabriel [UNIFESP] Jones, Anamaria [UNIFESP] Araujo, Pola Maria Poli de [UNIFESP] Natour, Jamil [UNIFESP] |
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Sensation Disorders Hand Systemic Sclerosis |
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Sensation Disorders Hand Systemic Sclerosis |
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INTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis is a relatively rare connective tissue disorder characterized by severe and progressive fibrosis of the skin. Due to the current lack of available information on this subject, the aim of the present study was to assess light touch sensations in the hands of patients with systemic sclerosis.METHODS: We completed a cross-sectional comparative study. Light touch sensations were evaluated in 30 individuals, including 15 patients with systemic sclerosis who exhibited changes in the dermis of their hands without loss of the distal phalanx and 15 subjects who did not exhibit changes in the upper limbs (control group). The groups were age- and sex-matched. Tactile sensory evaluations were performed using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test and the two-point discrimination test.RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found between groups in the monofilament test. The study group had lower scores across all points of the hand when compared with the control group. Differences were also found when dominant and non-dominant hands were compared (p<0.05). Statistically significant differences were found between groups for a subset of the assessed points in the two-point discrimination test.CONCLUSIONS: The results of a monofilament test showed that tactile sensation, specifically light touch and deep pressure sensations, is altered in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients. |
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