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Erythromelalgia* ; Thorax*

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Arterial Pressure* ; Aspirin ; Erythromelalgia* ; Thrombocytosis

Skin biopsy with investigation of small nerve fiber in human epidermis and dermis has been proven to be a useful method for demonstration of small fiber neuropathy. Quantification of intraepidermal nerve fiber density using anti-Protein Gene Product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) antibody is standardized method to diagnose the small fiber neuropathy. Skin biopsy method also makes it possible to differentiate the type of nerve fibers by using different antibodies. Quantification of dermal structures with different type of nerve fibers could be used to invest pathophysiologic mechanism of diseased state.
Antibodies ; Biopsy* ; Dermis ; Epidermis ; Erythromelalgia ; Humans ; Nerve Fibers* ; Skin*

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Erythromelalgia ; therapy ; Female ; Humans

Erythromelalgia ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Mercury Poisoning ; complications ; Middle Aged

Erythromelalgia (EM) is an uncommon disorder characterized by redness, heat, and painful extremities with intense burning sensation. Attacks of EM may be worsened by limb warming, exercise, or dependency of the affected extremity. Although the coexistence of EM and Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) may appear to be opposites in symptomatology and clinical presentation, recent studies provide an explanation based on a dysfunction of the regulation of vasomotor tone. Here, we report a case of EM in a patient with RP.
Burns ; Erythromelalgia ; Extremities ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; Sensation

Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterized by intense hun ing pain in the distal extremities associated with erythema and increased skin temperature. The patient was a 42- year-old woman with a 5 year history of burning pain, erythema, and warmth of the skin on both hands and feet. She had been suffering from bronchiali astalima since childhood. The onset of the symptoms were temporally related to the attacks of hei bronchial asthma. Physical examination revealed mottled dusky red patches on her both ha ids and feet, and purplish acrocyanosis on the finger and toe tips. We present a case of secondary erythromelalgia associated with bronchial asthma and acrocyanosis.
Asthma* ; Burns ; Erythema ; Erythromelalgia ; Extremities ; Female ; Fingers ; Foot ; Hand ; Humans ; Physical Examination ; Skin ; Skin Temperature ; Toes

Erythromelalgia(EM) is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by the triad of redness, increased temperature, and pain of the extremities. The patient was a 69-year-old woman presented erythematous tender patches on both palms and soles. Laboratory and clinical investigations revealed an underlying myeloproliferative disorder. Histologic examination of the erythema on her foot showed some vessels with thickened endothelial walls and partially obstructed lumens by organized thrombi. Hydroxyurea used for the treatment of polycythemia vera eliminated the skin lesions and symptoms of erythromelalgia. We report a case of secondary erythromelalgia associated with polycythemia vera.
Aged ; Erythema ; Erythromelalgia* ; Extremities ; Female ; Foot ; Humans ; Hydroxyurea ; Myeloproliferative Disorders ; Polycythemia Vera* ; Polycythemia* ; Skin

Erythromelalgia is a rare neurovascular pain syndrome characterized by a triad of redness, increased temperature, and burning pain primarily in the extremities. Erythromelalgia can present as a primary or secondary form, and secondary erythromelalgia associated with a myeloproliferative disease such as essential thrombocythemia often responds dramatically to aspirin therapy, as in the present case. Herein, we describe a typical case of a 48-year-old woman with secondary erythromelalgia linked to essential thrombocythemia in the unilateral hand. As this case demonstrates, detecting and visualizing the hyperthermal area through infrared thermography of an erythromelalgic patient can assist in diagnosing the patient, assessing the therapeutic results, and understanding the disease course of erythromelalgia.
Aspirin ; Burns ; Erythromelalgia ; Extremities ; Female ; Hand ; Humans ; Neuralgia ; Thermography ; Thrombocythemia, Essential

Treatment-induced neuropathy in diabetes (also referred to as insulin neuritis) is considered a rare iatrogenic small fiber neuropathy caused by an abrupt improvement in glycemic control in the setting of chronic hyperglycemia. The prevalence and risk factors are unknown. It presents with neuropathic pain, symptoms of autonomic dysfunction, or a combination of both. We present a case that illustrates the range of presentations of the acute treatment-induced small fiber neuropathy in a patient with diabetes mellitus.
Acute Pain* ; Blood Glucose* ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diabetic Neuropathies ; Erythromelalgia ; Humans ; Hyperglycemia ; Insulin ; Neuralgia ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors