The skin surface is not abnormal but it hurts when you touch it may be a physiological phenomenon, or it may be the manifestation of certain diseases, such as subcutaneous trauma, skin surface neuralgia, peripheral nerve damage, parasitic diseases, etc., should be promptly consulted to find out the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological factors: daily application of alkaline bath products can lead to a reduction in skin surface oil, which in turn causes dry skin, touching the skin at this time may lead to mild pain without obvious symptoms on the skin surface, you can use moisturizing and nourishing lotion skincare, and avoid the use of alkaline skincare products.
2. Pathological factors
(1) Subcutaneous trauma: patients in the unconscious state of collision, part of the skin due to the subcutaneous capillaries are less, the early stage may only be manifested as a local skin touch pain, the skin surface has no obvious symptoms, and later may gradually appear subcutaneous bruising, bruising and so on.
(2) Skin surface neuralgia: as in the early stage of herpes zoster, invasion of nerves, there may be touch pain on the skin surface, with no rash on the surface.
(3) Peripheral nerve damage: such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy caused by peripheral nerve sensory abnormality or hyperalgesia, which can cause touch pain on the surface of the skin, but the surface of the skin is asymptomatic.
(4) Parasitic diseases: Meningitis caused by parasites in the brain and spinal cord may also cause pain to the touch of the skin, but the surface of the skin is asymptomatic.
There are many reasons for the symptoms that cause no abnormalities on the surface of the skin but pain when touched, if the symptoms do not subside for a long time, you need to go to the hospital in time, after clarifying the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to treat the symptoms, in order to avoid delaying the condition.