The sensation of skin pain |
The most significant nerve sensations in the human body are:
The nerve endings will be exposed if the dermis and epidermis layers are injured Taking skin burns as a distinct cause for the skin sensation of pain, burns can be divided into 3 types: 1- Burns of first degree (sun burns): these affect the epidermis causing swelling and moderate pain. The phenomena of redness, swelling and pain usually disappear within two to three days. (Figure 1). Figure 1: Burns of first degree (sun burn of the face) 2- Burns of second degree: epidermis and dermis are injured. In such a case, a detachment occurs between epidermis and dermis, causing the collection of secretions between these two layers (Figure 2). The injured person suffers from severe pain, and excessive increase of pain sensation, due to irritation of exposed nerve ending particularly after the outburst of blisters. The skin starts to heal within 14 days as a result of the process of renovation and inversion under the skin. Figure 2: Burns of second degree (blister on the leg , very painful if outburst) 3- Burns of third degree: the whole skin thickness is burned and perhaps the injury may reach the muscles or the bone. The skin loses elasticity and becomes rough and dry. In this case, the injured person do not feel much pain, as nerve endings have been damaged almost completely due to burning (Figure 3). Figure 3: Burns of third degree (full thickness burn - not painful) The Quran states ; “Those who reject our signs, We shall cast into the fire; as often as their skins are roasted through. We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the punishment; for Allah is Exalted in power; Wise.”
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Friday, January 11, 2008
The sensation of skin pain
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