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referred pain

Pain felt at a site distant from its cause. For instance, heart disease may cause pain in the left arm. It is due to the fact that sensory nerves from different parts of the body share common pathways in the spinal cord.



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It's giving him a bit of referred pain and causing him a bit of anxiety at the moment.
Abstract Eagle syndrome, which is an uncommon sequela of elongation of the styloid process, can manifest as pain in the anterolateral neck, often with referred pain to the ear.
A full systemic history is necessary to identify possible sources of referred pain and complicating factors such as diabetes, which may influence treatment.
 
 
 
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