Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, Raynaud's phenomenon and erythromelalgia
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Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, Raynaud's phenomenon and erythromelalgia.
(Letter to the Editor) SIR, We read with great interest the report by Coleiro et al. [1] describing a pilot study on the tolerability and efficiency of fluoxetine for the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon. This study confirmed previous case reports suggesting the usefulness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the management of Raynaud's phenomenon [2, 3]. Here we describe for ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1460-2172
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg137