Sympathetic Block for Treating Primary Erythromelalgia
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Sympathetic Block for Treating Primary Erythromelalgia
Primary erythromelalgia is a rare condition that's characterized by erythema, an increased skin temperature and burning pain in the extremities. The pain is often very severe, and treating erythromelalgia is frustrating and difficult. We report here on the case of a 12-year old girl with primary erythromelalgia in both lower extremities. The pain was refractory to medical treatment, but a bilat...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Pain
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2005-9159,2093-0569
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2010.23.1.55