Case report: Long-standing complex regional pain syndrome relieved by a cephalosporin antibiotic.
Pain
; 155(7): 1412-1415, 2014 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
We describe a young woman who had had treatment-refractory complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) for 6 years before receiving antibiotic treatment with cefadroxil (a cephalosporin derivative) for a minor infection. Cefadroxil reduced the patient's pain and motor dysfunction (dystonia and impaired voluntary movement) within days; the pain and motor disorder returned when cefadroxil was discontinued; and both again abated when cefadroxil was re-instituted. The patient has now had symptom relief for more than 3 years on continuing cefadroxil therapy. We discuss this case in the context of previous reports of antibiotic treatment relieving neuropathic pain in experimental animals.
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Cefadroxila
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Síndromes da Dor Regional Complexa
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Antibacterianos
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
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Pain
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2014
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Article