title: [Erythermalgia].
abstract: Erythromelalgia is a vascular acrosyndrome affecting mainly the feet and triggered by elevation of room temperature. It may be primary, or secondary, in particular to a polycythemia, when an increased platelet count plays an essential role, explaining the beneficial effect of aspirin or NSAI agents that inhibit platelet prostaglandin cyclo-oxygenase. The favorable action of beta-blockers could result from the possible existence of an anomaly of cutaneous adrenergic nerves.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies cardio-vasculaires, Hôpital Cochin, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hodara
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004916:Erythromelalgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012881:Skin Temperature; D014664:Vasodilation
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin
vernacular_title: Erythermalgie.