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Pain Insensitivity, Congenital MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Pain Insensitivity, Congenital
Tree Number(s)
C10.668.829.700
C16.320.775
Unique ID
D000699
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000699
Annotation
congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis = HSAN TYPE IV see NEUROPATHIES, HEREDITARY SENSORY AND AUTONOMIC
Scope Note
A syndrome characterized by indifference to PAIN despite the ability to distinguish noxious from non-noxious stimuli. Absent corneal reflexes and INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY may be associated. Familial forms with autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant patterns of inheritance have been described. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)
Entry Version
PAIN INSENSITIVITY CONGEN
Entry Term(s)
Analgesia, Congenital
Channelopathy-Associated Insensitivity To Pain
Congenital Analgesia
Congenital Indifference to Pain
Congenital Insensitivity To Pain
Congenital Pain Indifference
Congenital Pain Insensitivity
Insensitivity To Pain, Congenital
Insensitivity, Congenital Pain
Pain Indifference, Congenital
See Also
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies
Pain
Public MeSH Note
96; was ANALGESIA, CONGENITAL 1973-95; PAIN INSENSITIVITY, CONGENITAL was see ANALGESIA, CONGENITAL 1973-95
Online Note
use PAIN INSENSITIVITY, CONGENITAL to search ANALGESIA, CONGENITAL 1966-95 (as Prov 1966-72)
History Note
96; was ANALGESIA, CONGENITAL 1964-95 (Prov 1964-72); PAIN INSENSITIVITY, CONGENITAL was see ANALGESIA, CONGENITAL 1973-95
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/07/01
Pain Insensitivity, Congenital Preferred
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