title: Treatment of proctalgia fugax with topical nitroglycerin: report of a case.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a single case of proctalgia fugax that responded to 0.3 percent nitroglycerin ointment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A single case of proctalgia fugax responded to topical application of 0.3 percent nitro glycerin ointment with no significant side effects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nitroglycerin ointment is a newly described treatment for several painful anal conditions. We describe a single case of levator spasm or proctalgia fugax responding to topical application of nitroglycerin. This is only a single case report, and conclusive evidence awaits completion of a controlled clinical trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fletcher Allen Health Care and the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cataldo
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013035:Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin