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Murray... Skin rashes are pretty common with PD, especially seborrhea, according to my dermatologist. And if you polled our List members, I'm sure you'd find a great number of us - MOI included - have that problem to some extent. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of MURRAY _CHARTERS Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 8:31 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: Feeling of skin burning associated with Parkinsons? Hi to all the List Members; This list and all your letters are facinating. So very often I can fully relate. > Reggie Bennett wrote: > > > He is really bothered by a burning sensation, generally starting in the feet > > and occasionally over his entire body. > >Kathrynne Holden responded: > > Dear Reggie,This burning sensation could be due to any one of a number of > factors. He should report it to his physicians, as he may require testing to > determine the cause. > > One possibility, though, is B vitamin deficiency. I often feel the burning sensation in my right foot (the Parkinson's side for me). It exhibits as a burning sensation centred at the base of my large toe and sometimes expands over my whole right foot. I don't think I have a vitamin deficiency...just Parkinson's. I went to the local Sports Medicine Specialists about this problem about 4 years before I was diagnosed as a PWP. At that time I was running 10k (fun?) runs and thought it was physical stressing of my foot. The sports dr. took an MRI and CT Scan which showed zip. The dr. & physiotherapist found it all a little perplexing and had no definitive answers. (6mo. physio - no fix) I've also noted the "skin problem" letters starting with John Stafford 12/30/97 describing pimples and rashes and infected hair follicles and dryness and on to shingles etc. I've had all of these from time to time with the facial rash being most noticable after a warm shower and the itchy rash on my upper back most noticable during stressful times. These symptoms date back at least 10 years before diagnosis. Incidentally my DOB is 1944 and there was a major outbreak of Whooping Cough in my area about 1948/49. Now Dennis & Kathrynne & Barb added left hand / right hand & dyslexia to the mix. I'm left handed and my PD is right side (a blessing). When I was 3 or 4 my mother & my sister started teaching me to print my name and discovered I printed all their examples in a precise mirror image. Of course they didn't know anything about dyslexia then and probably thought I was retarded (now known as mentally challenged). They worked with me for about a year to fix this problem. The result was starting school at age 5 and could already read and write all the first grade curriculum. "nuff said, I still have trouble with right / left if someone asks directions or I'm describing some orientation....right or left just isn't automatic. Again thanks to all your input I think I'm understanding and learning more and more every day. Whether all or any of this is directly or indirectly tied to PD is anyone's guess. Murray 53/4 . [log in to unmask]