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Some patients with chronic abdominal pain suffer from entrapment of terminal branches of intercostal nerves (anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, ACNES). ACNES is characterized by a severe disabling pain at a predictable area of the anterior abdomen. Clinical examination shows altered skin sensation and painful pinching at the area of pain. However, these findings may be subjective.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In three female patients aged 71, 33, and 43 years with suspected ACNES, the SCT was positive when scratching over the skin of the affected nerve-ending at the abdominal wall. The diagnosis ACNES was confirmed with a local abdominal wall infiltration at the tenderpoint in all three patients. In case three, the SCT turned negative after lidocaine infiltration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ACNES was hitherto a clinical diagnosis just based on clues in medical history and physical examination. Performing a SCT in patients possibly having ACNES may additionally contribute to the diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The SCT may serve as an additional tool for diagnosing patients with possible ACNES. A positive SCT in patients with ACNES supports the hypothesis that ACNES is indeed a peripheral neuropathy of terminal branches of the lower thoracic intercostal nerves. Controlled research is necessary to confirm the role of a SCT in ACNES.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2023.108099","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,1]],"date-time":"2023-04-01T19:29:31Z","timestamp":1680377371000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["The Scratch Collapse Test in patients diagnosed with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES)"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"105","author":[{"given":"Lotte","family":"Schaap","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monica L.Y.E.","family":"Jacobs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marc R.M.","family":"Scheltinga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rudi M.H.","family":"Roumen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-119-20260318","first-page":"20","article-title":"Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES): a commonly overlooked cause of abdominal pain","volume":"6","author":"Applegate","year":"2002","journal-title":"Perm J"},{"key":"R2-119-20260318","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"507","DOI":"10.1007\/s10029-017-1710-z","article-title":"Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES)","volume":"22","author":"Scheltinga","year":"2018","journal-title":"Hernia"},{"key":"R3-119-20260318","first-page":"625","article-title":"Intercostal neuralgia as a cause of abdominal pain and tenderness","volume":"42","author":"Carnett","year":"1926","journal-title":"Surg Gynecol Obstet"},{"key":"R4-119-20260318","first-page":"329","article-title":"Microanatomy of the structures contributing to abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome","volume":"10","author":"Applegate","year":"1997","journal-title":"J Am Board Fam Pract"},{"key":"R5-119-20260318","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1518","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhsa.2008.05.022","article-title":"Scratch collapse test for evaluation of carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome","volume":"33","author":"Cheng","year":"2008","journal-title":"J. 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