Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences (Jan 2011)

Congenital Insensitivity to Pain

  • Praveen Kumar B,,
  • Sudhakar S,,
  • Prabhat MPV,

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 4

Abstract

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Congenital Insensitivity to Pain belongs to the family of Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies (HSAN). It is a rare disorder of unknown etiology associated with loss of pain sensation. Cognition and sensation is otherwise normal and there is no detectable physical abnormality. We report a case of Congenital Insensitivity to Pain in a 3 year old female child.

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