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New research carried out at the Geneva University Hospital in Switzerland found that some patients experienced a significant reduction or disappearance of pain during the critical phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Agree a information released by the specialized scientific journal Pain , it was observed a temporary reduction in chronic pain related to Covid – 19 acute, which provides new knowledge about the possible mechanisms of pain modulation and possible therapeutic options.
According to the analysis carried out by the researchers, SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the disease Covid – 19, can affect the nervous system in a way that would temporarily reduce pain in patients with Cancer.
“Some patients with pain related to their cancer have experienced a significant reduction or even disappearance of this pain during the acute phase of the infection ”, indicates the study.
Despite to the finding, it should be noted that the pain reappeared after the Covid recovery – 11, so it was said that neurological imaging and pathological findings, when available, did not were conclusive.
However, this is the first case series to report an acute reduction in pain perception in Covid – 19.
“We believe that further research is mandatory because it could shed new light on the mechanisms of perception and modulation of pain,” quote the scientists.
The study specifically collects three cases d e cancer patients investigated by a team led by Dr. Lisa Hentch, from the Palliative Medicine section of the HUG, and Matteo Coen, from Internal Medicine, supported by specialists in neurology, radiology and pathology.
Patients, men between 23 and 84 years, were admitted to HUG after catching Covid – 19 and surprisingly experienced the your cancer pain disappears shortly after infection.
Despite the positive context, the doctors emphasize that it is a hypothesis that still needs to be reviewed by other specialists and that another explanation could be the influence of SARS-CoV-2 on the peripheral nervous system , which also participates in the transmission of pain sensations.
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