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Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Dec 14; doi: 10.1111/ced.15060. Epub 2021 Dec 14.

Successful treatment of knee erythromelalgia with topical oxymetazoline.

Clinical and experimental dermatology

Arcadi Altemir, Maribel Iglesias-Sancho, Cristina Barrabés-Torrella, Manuel Sanchez-Regaña, Montse Salleras-Redonnet

Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Grupo Hospitalario Quironsalud, Barcelona, Spain.
  2. Clínica Dermacot, Mataró, Spain.

PMID: 34905256 DOI: 10.1111/ced.15060

Abstract

Erythromelalgia is an infrequent syndrome with a profound impact on quality of life. Its management is usually challenging and multiple treatments have been reported with variable response rates. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first case of erythromelalgia successfully treated with topical oxymetazoline.

© 2021 British Association of Dermatologists.

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