Abdominal Migraine in a Middle-aged Woman

Intern Med. 2016;55(19):2793-2798. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6626. Epub 2016 Oct 1.

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman presented with recurrent, severe abdominal pain. Laboratory tests and imaging were insignificant, and treatment for functional dyspepsia was ineffective. The poorly localized, dull, and severe abdominal pain, associated with anorexia, nausea, and vomiting, was consistent with abdominal migraine. The symptoms were relieved by loxoprofen and lomerizine, which are used in the treatment of migraine. We herein report a case of abdominal migraine in a middle-aged woman. Abdominal migraine should be considered as a cause of abdominal pain as it might easily be relieved by appropriate treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Anorexia / etiology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
  • Dyspepsia / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Migraine Disorders / complications*
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Migraine Disorders / drug therapy
  • Nausea / etiology
  • Phenylpropionates / therapeutic use
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use
  • Vomiting / etiology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Phenylpropionates
  • Piperazines
  • loxoprofen
  • lomerizine