Management of complex regional pain syndrome type II using lidoderm 5% patches.
We report a case of a patient developing complex regional pain syndrome of the upper limb after a laceration injury with glass. The pain in his hand was resistant to all conventional modes of treatment. The pain reduced dramatically after a diagnostic lidocaine infusion and the reduction in pain lasted for 3 days. Following this the patient responded well to lidoderm 5% patches and achieved 80% pain relief with an improved range of movement in his hand.
Karmarkar
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Department of Anaesthetics, Hope Hospital, Salford M6 8HD, UK. acarrom@yahoo.co.uk
Lieberman
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D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002422:Causalgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; C511998:Lidoderm; D008012:Lidocaine