Endoscopic lumbar sympathectomy as a treatment option for primary erythromelalgia - case report and review

Abstract Erythromelalgia is a rare disease, involving pain, edema, redness, and hyperthermia in the limbs. It is extremely refractory to drugs, has no defined treatment, and causes psychological comorbidities in the patient. We describe a case of erythromelalgia involving a 17-year-old boy who had b...

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Main Authors: Marcelo de Paula Loureiro, Pietro Maran Novais, João Augusto Nocera Paulin, Daniel Benzecry de Almeida, Arlindo Nascimento de Lemos Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2023-03-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492023000100602&tlng=en