[Successful intravenous administration of low dose ketamine for pain caused by erythromelalgia: report of a case].
A 15-year-old female complained of reddening, edema, and pain in her hands and feet. The symptoms were relieved upon cooling. From these findings, a diagnosis of erythromelalgia was made. Because none of the oral medication prescribed by dermatologist was effective, the patient was consulted to our department. A low dose of ketamine, a drug considered to be effective for intractable pain, was administered intravenously and the pain subsided significantly. Furthermore, the pain became completely controllable with a combination of intramuscular ketamine injection and other oral medication.
Uchida
Kaori
K
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655.
Arita
Hideko
H
Hanaoka
Kazuo
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004916:Erythromelalgia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000700:Analgesics; D007649:Ketamine