Quotation from: Manual of SurgeryWritten by: Alexander Miles and Alexis Thomson |
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For purposes of diagnosis, attention should be paid to the terms in which the patient describes his pain. For example, the pain caused by an inflammation of the skin is usually described as of a _burning_ or _itching_ character; that of inflammation in dense tissues like periosteum or bone, or in encapsuled organs, as _dull_, _boring_, or _aching_. When inflammation is passing on to suppuration the pain assumes a _throbbing_ character, and as the pus reaches the surface, or "points," as it is called, sharp, _darting_, or _lancinating_ pains are experienced. Inflammation involving a nerve-trunk may cause a _boring_ or a _tingling_ pain; while the implication of a serous membrane such as the pleura or peritoneum gives rise to a pain of a sharp, _stabbing_ character.
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