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PURPOSE: We report a single case of proctalgia fugax that responded to 0.3 percent nitroglycerin ointment. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A single case of proctalgia fugax responded to topical application of 0.3 percent nitroglycerin ointment with no significant side effects. CONCLUSIONS: Nitroglycerin ointment is a newly described treatment for several painful anal conditions. We describe a single case of levator spasm or proctalgia fugax responding to topical application of nitroglycerin. This is only a single case report, and conclusive evidence awaits completion of a controlled clinical trial.
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Lowenstein, B., Cataldo, P.A. Treatment of proctalgia fugax with topical nitroglycerin. Dis Colon Rectum 41, 667–668 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02235281
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