title: Pregabalin-induced remission in a 62-year-old woman with a 20-year history of vulvodynia.
abstract: A case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with a 20-year history of vulvodynia previously unresponsive to medical treatment is described. The epidemiology, phenomenology and medical management of vulvodynia is reviewed. The case presentation illustrates the role of pregabalin in successful medical management of this chronic pain disorder, as well as the management of common psychiatric morbidities associated with this condition.
authors: The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. ljerome@rogers.com
authors: Laurence
authors: L
authors: Jerome
mesh_terms: D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004077:Digoxin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000473:pathology; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000069583:Pregabalin; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D015283:Citalopram; D000639:Amitriptyline; D000069583:Pregabalin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D004077:Digoxin; D009853:Omeprazole; D008140:Lorazepam
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