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Treatment of Long-standing Causalgia with Prazosin
  1. Stephen E. Abram, M.D. and
  2. Robert W. Lightfoot, M.D.
  1. From the Department of Anesthesiology and Section of Rheumatology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  1. Address reprint requests to Dr. Abram: Department of Anesthesiology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226.

Abstract

Alpha adrenergic blocking drugs have not previously been a major form of treatment for causalgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy, partly because of side effects and tachyphylaxis. We describe here a patient with long-standing causalgia who obtained partial pain relief and increased skin temperature from prazosin, a new, well-tolerated alpha adrenergic blocker.

  • Adrenergic block
  • Causalgia
  • Prazosin
  • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
  • Case report

https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-00002370-198104000-00007

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