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Acute paediatrics
The use of regional anaesthetic blockade in a child with recurrent erythromelalgia
  1. C M Harrison1,
  2. J M Goddard2,
  3. C D Rittey1
  1. 1Ryegate Children’s Centre, Sheffield, UK
  2. 2Department of Anaesthesia, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr C Harrison, Jessop Wing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield S10 2SF, UK;
    c.harrison{at}doctors.org.uk

Abstract

Primary erythromelalgia is a rare condition, which is characterised by redness, burning pain, and increased temperature of the extremities. We describe a 6 year old boy with symptoms of erythromelalgia and the difficulty surrounding treatment of this condition. Severe pain responded to the use of regional anaesthetic blocks.

  • erythromelalgia
  • regional blocks
  • sensorimotor neuropathy
  • IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin
  • NCS, nerve conduction studies

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.88.1.65

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