The use of regional anaesthetic blockade in a child with recurrent erythromelalgia

Primary erythromelalgia is a rare condition, which is characterised by redness, burning pain, and increased temperature of the extremities. We describe a 6 year old boy with symptoms of erythromelalgia and the difficulty surrounding treatment of this condition. Severe pain responded to the use of re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 2003-01, Vol.88 (1), p.65-66
Hauptverfasser:	Harrison, C M, Goddard, J M, Rittey, C D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administrative Organization Analgesia, Epidural - methods Analgesics Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Bupivacaine - administration & dosage Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Child Cold Cold Temperature Dermatology erythromelalgia Erythromelalgia - drug therapy Extremities Fentanyl - administration & dosage Follow-Up Studies Foot Diseases - drug therapy Hand Humans Immersion intravenous immunoglobulin IVIG Male Medical sciences Modeling (Psychology) NCS nerve conduction studies Pain Pain management Psychotherapy Recurrence regional blocks Resistance (Psychology) sensorimotor neuropathy Skin diseases Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects Skin Temperature
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Zusammenfassung:	Primary erythromelalgia is a rare condition, which is characterised by redness, burning pain, and increased temperature of the extremities. We describe a 6 year old boy with symptoms of erythromelalgia and the difficulty surrounding treatment of this condition. Severe pain responded to the use of regional anaesthetic blocks.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.88.1.65