title: Relief of severe diabetic truncal pain with mexiletine.
abstract: A 60 year-old Japanese man having a 20-year history of diabetes mellitus presented with truncal neuropathy. The severe pain, especially its nocturnal exacerbation, prevented him from sleeping and eating, resulting in rapid emaciation. However, he recovered from the condition with oral mexiletine, which dramatically controlled the pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kusatsu Branch Hospital, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Joshita
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurabayashi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakura
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008801:Mexiletine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008801:Mexiletine