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Skin painful to touch but nothing visible

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Suki_girl
Suki_girl

My teenage daughter has an area of skin on her upper back that is painful to touch, even lightly (for example clothes touching it), but the skin there looks completely normal - no sign of redness or a rash. What could cause this? I thought it might be shingles (she had chicken pox when younger), but that usually causes a rash. 

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  • amy75621
    amy75621 Suki_girl

    Posted

    HI. I’ve had a similar sensation in my leg for the last few weeks I’ve been suffering from anxiety and wondered if that was part of it? It’s really worrying me that it could be something else 
  • linda33279
    linda33279 Suki_girl

    Posted

    I have this same thing. Its on the surface of my skin and hurts most when I rub gently. When I apply pressure or rub with some pressure - no pain.

    There is nothing there.. no rash or redness.. nothing.! Its on the inside of my breast which gave me some anxiety but on the skin only ..nothing internally hurts..

  • tam94353
    tam94353 Suki_girl

    Posted

    Did you ever find out what the problem was? I have the exact same thing on my arm; so sensitive to touch- my shirt rubbing on it is painful.

    just curious

    Thank you!

  • tam94353
    tam94353 Suki_girl

    Posted

    Did you ever find out what the problem was? I have the exact same thing on my arm; so sensitive to touch- my shirt rubbing on it is painful.

    just curious

    Thank you!

  • anne64506
    anne64506 Suki_girl

    Posted

    Could the cause be / have been a stomach issue (as it seems to be in my case). same problem, worsening during the day (I have good weeks and even months though).

  • josh64872
    josh64872 Suki_girl

    Posted

    hey, i know this is 3 years old now but how is your daughter doing now? i am having the exact same issue right now - word for word! it's horribly horribly annoying and i am out of ideas as to what to do 😦

  • joshuapryce1987
    joshuapryce1987 Suki_girl

    Posted

    Its possible that its a hair blockage situation. I mean that it could be a hair ingrown issue.

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