title: [Self-injection of local anaesthetics in chronic pain-a case report.].
abstract: This is the first case report of a patient self-administering local anaesthetics to painful peripheral nerves in the face. Severe chronic pain of neuropathic origin was caused by a trauma of the face and head following a traffic accident 20 years ago. The patient himself chose the method of self-injection for pain control. He applies the local anaesthetic bupivacaine with an insulin syringe while looking in a mirror.
authors.affiliation: , Rosenthalstraße 17, D-67069, Ludwigshafen.
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authors.lastname: Emrich