Hyperesthesia
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	R20.3
ICD-9	782.0
DiseasesDB	30788
MeSH	D006941

Hyperesthesia (or hyperaesthesia) is a condition that involves an abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the senses. Stimuli of the senses can include sound that one hears, foods that one tastes, textures that one feels, and so forth. Increased touch sensitivity is referred to as "tactile hyperesthesia", and increased sound sensitivity is called "auditory hyperesthesia". Tactile hyperesthesia may be a common symptom of many neurologic disorders such as herpes zoster, peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathies.

[edit] In animals

Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome is an uncommon but recognized condition in cats, particularly Siamese, Burmese, Himalayan, and Abyssinian cats. It is also a symptom in dogs that have canine distemper disease (CD) caused by canine distemper virus (CDV).

[edit] References

• "What could cause a cat to twitch its back and tail uncontrollably?
• Feline Hyperesthesia
• The Art of Massage ~ John Harvey Kellogg

v • d • e Symptoms and signs: skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23, 782) Disturbances of skin sensation/ somatosensory disorder Hypoesthesia · Paresthesia (Formication) · Hyperesthesia Hypoalgesia · Hyperalgesia Circulation Cyanosis · Pallor · Flushing · Petechia Edema Peripheral edema · Anasarca Other Rash · Desquamation · Induration · Diaphoresis integument, SF, LCT navs: anat/physio, noncongen/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc skin appendage navs: anat, noncongen/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

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