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Neurectomy for palliation of primary erythermalgia

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Ankle nerve crushing followed 6 months later by neurectomy was used for relief of a burning sensation and pain in a 32-year-old woman who had symptoms of unilateral primary erythermalgia. The patient continues to experience considerable improvement of the preceding symptoms and no complications from the insensate foot 1 year after neurectomy, although redness and tenseness of the ankle and the foot have persisted.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, Mass.

    Parvis J. Sadighi MD & Elias J. Arbid MD

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 725 North St., 01201, Pittsfield, MA

    Parvis J. Sadighi MD & Elias J. Arbid MD

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Sadighi, P.J., Arbid, E.J. Neurectomy for palliation of primary erythermalgia. Annals of Vascular Surgery 9, 197–198 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139663

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