Analgesic benefit of niacin for shrapnel wound pain in war veteran.
We report a case of an 86-year-old male with a history of dyslipidemia, which had been treated with a medication regimen that included niacin. Upon discontinuation of niacin by his physician, he noticed recurrence of aching pain on the dorsal surface of the foot where he had a scar from a World War II shrapnel injury. With reinitation of niacin, his pain again abated.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
Joseph H
JH
Kamerath
Arthur J
AJ
De Luigi
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007627:Keloid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009525:Niacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014728:Veterans; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications
D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D009525:Niacin