title: Congenital lymphedema complicated by pain and psychological distress: case report.
abstract: Patients with congenital lymphedema who experience pain report more functional interference and psychiatric disturbances than those without pain. These patients also have body image disturbance. We hereby report a case illustrating how pain relief can help in rehabilitative aspect and improve the quality of life and also help to overcome psychiatric manifestation. Pain related to lymphedema is often a neglected aspect of this overlooked problem.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Anaesthesia, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India; 2Department of Anaesthesia, Batra Hospital and Research Centre, New Delhi, India; and 3Department of Anaesthesia, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, INDIA.
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Rishi Raj
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sanjay
authors.forename: Akhilesh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000151:congenital / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology