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What Causes Feeling Of Something Crawling Under The Skin?
Hello, recently Ive been feeling the weirdest thing that started in my finger and now is kind of in a few different spots. I started feeling like a tiny pulse or like something was crawling under my skin, but not moving anywhere it just stays in that spot and sporadically throughout the day I feel something for a quick second and then it goes away. Now im starting to feel that in other fingers, my foot, and random spots. I am afraid of it being a fungus or parasite. What are some possibilities that this could be?
Crawling sensation also known as formication can occur in diseases causing peripheral neuropathy. Anticancer medications can also cause peripheral neuropathy which can present as crawling /tingling or burning sensation over your body.Routine Vitamin B12 and also folic acid supplements can be taken once or twice a day to reduce these symptoms.
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What Causes Feeling Of Something Crawling Under The Skin?
Hi, Crawling sensation also known as formication can occur in diseases causing peripheral neuropathy. Anticancer medications can also cause peripheral neuropathy which can present as crawling /tingling or burning sensation over your body.Routine Vitamin B12 and also folic acid supplements can be taken once or twice a day to reduce these symptoms. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Saranya Ramadoss, General & Family Physician