Red Ear and More: Facial and Extrafacial Erythema Accompanying Migraine Attacks

Cutaneous manifestations of migraine are infrequent and their spectrum is reduced to the red ear syndrome (RES) and eyelid disorders. We report a case of a 26‐year‐old woman with migraine accompanied by extensive erythema, which involved right ear and cheek and left hemithorax. She fulfilled propose...

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Veröffentlicht in:Headache 2016-01, Vol.56 (1), p.174-175
Hauptverfasser: Velasco, Elena Martínez, Mesonero, Luis López, Hueso, María Isabel Pedraza, Piñero, Marina Ruiz, de Lera Alfonso, Mercedes, Peral, Ángel Luis Guerrero
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Zusammenfassung:Cutaneous manifestations of migraine are infrequent and their spectrum is reduced to the red ear syndrome (RES) and eyelid disorders. We report a case of a 26‐year‐old woman with migraine accompanied by extensive erythema, which involved right ear and cheek and left hemithorax. She fulfilled proposed criteria of RES. We started preventive therapy with a significant response. This is the first description in the literature of an erythema accompanying migraine attacks broadly exceeding the ear.
ISSN:0017-8748
1526-4610
DOI:10.1111/head.12702