Gamuts

Congenital insensitivity to pain

Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP), also known as congenital analgesia, is one or more rare conditions in which a person cannot feel (and has never felt) physical pain. The conditions described here are separate from the HSAN group of disorders, which have more specific signs and cause. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Acquired absence of phalanx, digit, hand, or foot
Acro-osteolysis
Avascular necrosis
Brachydactyly
Corneal abnormality
Defective dentition
Degenerative joint changes
Delayed dentition
Early loss of teeth
Excess callus formation
Hip dislocation
Hip subluxation
Hypoplastic terminal phalanges
Limb reduction
Localized wide epiphyseal plate
Metaphyseal cupping
Multiple fractures
Neuropathic arthropathy
Neuropathic bone changes of the hands or feet
Neuropathy
Pathologic fracture
Premature tooth loss
Self-mutilation
Solitary collapsed vertebra
Tongue abnormality
Tongue ulcer
Widespread periosteal reaction

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