TREATMENT OF REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY WITH TOPICAL CAPSAICIN - CASE-REPORT

被引:43
作者
CHESHIRE, WP
SNYDER, CR
机构
[1] Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7025
关键词
Allodynia; Capsaicin; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Substance P;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3959(90)91143-7
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
A 31-year-old woman with intractable reflex sympathetic dystrophy experienced nearly complete, though temporary, resolution of pain following 3 weeks of topical capsaicin. We propose that capsaicin may be a useful treatment for reflex sympathetic dystrophy, either by depleting substance P from primary afferent neurons that mediate allodynia, or by modulating sympathetic efferent activity. © 1990.
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页码:307 / 311
页数:5
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