Use of epidural steroid as an adjuvant in neuropathic cancer pain management: a case report.
The complexity of pain and pain care is such that there may come a point in the treatment of a patient with pain when a simple approach to management is no longer possible. The proverbial analgesic ladder can be rapidly overtaken when attempting palliative management of long-term or severe end-of-life pain. Epidural steroid injection is frequently used procedure in chronic back pain of neuropathic origin in nonmalignant cases. This case report implicates the use of epidural steroid for the management of severe neuropathic symptoms including allodynia and hyperalgesia in the setting of cancer pain and palliative care.
Mishra
Seema
S
IRCH, AMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. mseema17@yahoo.co.in
Rana
Shiv Pratap Singh
SP
Upadhyay
Surjya Prasad
SP
Bhatnagar
Sushma
S
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000700:Analgesics; D004338:Drug Combinations