Acute vasospastic attack after extradural block in a patient with Raynaud's disease.
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.
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0048, USA.
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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