RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164069192
T1 Erythromelalgia
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164069192
RD 2024/04/18
AB Disorder  characterized  by  vasodilatation  associated  with  paroxysmal,  intense  burning  pain  and  episodic  reddening  of  the  extremities  (mainly  feet).  The  clinical  symptoms  include  redness,  heat,  pain,  and  swelling.  Typically,  it  affects  both  sides  of  the  body,  it  may  sometimes  be  unilateral.  The  primary  form  is  present  when  the  manifestations  are  not  associated  with  an  organic  disease  and  it  is  usually  called  “erythermalgia”  because  of  the  significance  of  the  heat  felt  in  the  extremities  involved.  The  secondary  or  acquired  form  is  related  to  underlying  medical  conditions.  The  clinical  hallmarks  include  triggering  or  worsening  of  symptoms  with  exposure  to  heat  or  exercise  and  relief  with  cooling.  The  semantic  of  the  word  refers  to  the  prefix  “erythro-”  that  means  redness,  “mel-”  indicates  the  limbs,  and  the  suffix  “-algia”  refers  to  the  associated  pain.