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SCHMERZ
Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 67-71Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00482-012-1268-8
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Complex regional pain syndrome; Neuropathic pain; Neglect; Capsaicin; Glucocorticoids
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Topical 8 % capsaicin is an established therapeutic option for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain. In accordance with the internationally accepted definition, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type II is a form of neuropathic pain so that capsaicin plasters represent a treatment option. However, for the treatment of CRPS it is recommended that painful stimuli should be avoided but capsaicin induces a strong nociceptive stimulation and so its use is at present controversial. We report on the course of such an application in a patient who developed CRPS type II with intractable neuropathic pain after hallux surgery. As a result of a single treatment with capsaicin a pronounced recurrence developed with central nervous symptoms.
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