[Successful intravenous administration of low dose ketamine for pain caused by erythromelalgia: report of a case]

Masui. 2002 Nov;51(11):1248-50.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 15-year-old female complained of reddening, edema, and pain in her hands and feet. The symptoms were relieved upon cooling. From these findings, a diagnosis of erythromelalgia was made. Because none of the oral medication prescribed by dermatologist was effective, the patient was consulted to our department. A low dose of ketamine, a drug considered to be effective for intractable pain, was administered intravenously and the pain subsided significantly. Furthermore, the pain became completely controllable with a combination of intramuscular ketamine injection and other oral medication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Analgesics / administration & dosage*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Erythromelalgia / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Ketamine / administration & dosage*
  • Pain, Intractable / drug therapy*
  • Pain, Intractable / etiology

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Ketamine