title: Chronic unremitting lower abdominal pain quickly abrogated following treatment with amphetamine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a cause and treatment for chronic unremitting lower abdominal pain of long duration with unknown origin.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 50-year-old woman with 30 years of unexplained right lower quadrant pain was treated with dextroamphetamine sulfate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dramatic complete abrogation of the pain occurred within two weeks. The complete relief persisted for two years while she remains on therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Symphathetic neural hyperalgesia edema syndrome should be considered whenever there is refractory pelvic or abdominal pain.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
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mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000661:Amphetamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics; D000661:Amphetamine