Seborrheic dermatitis treatment with stellate ganglion block: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2016.69.2.171
- Author:
Gun Woo KIM
1
;
Ki Ho MUN
;
Jeong Yun SONG
;
Byung Gun KIM
;
Jong Kwon JUNG
;
Choon Soo LEE
;
Young Deog CHA
;
Jang Ho SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. jhs@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nerve block;
Seborrheic dermatitis;
Stellate ganglion
- MeSH:
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases;
Blood Pressure;
Cardiac Output;
Dermatitis, Seborrheic*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Head;
Heart Rate;
Humans;
Immune System;
Neck;
Nerve Block;
Sebaceous Glands;
Stellate Ganglion*;
Upper Extremity
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2016;69(2):171-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic recurrent inflammatory disorder presumed to be caused by increased sebaceous gland secretion, metabolic changes in the cutaneous microflora, and changes in the host immune function. Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is known to increase the blood flow rate without altering the blood pressure, heart rate, or cardiac output, to stabilize hypertonic conditions of the sympathetic nerves, and to affect the endocrine and immune systems. It is used in the differential diagnosis and treatment of autonomic nervous system disorders of the head, neck, and upper limbs. The authors report the first case of successful treatment of a patient with seborrheic dermatitis through repeated SGB trials.
