title: Acute vasospastic attack after extradural block in a patient with Raynaud's disease.
abstract: Raynaud's disease is an episodic and debilitating disease of the circulation to the fingers and toes. This case report describes an acute exacerbation of Raynaud's disease in a patient undergoing surgery with epidural anesthesia. This potentially hazardous complication has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0048, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Nay
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013035:Spasm / Q000503:physiopathology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology