Abstract
A 31-year-old woman with intractable reflex sympathetic dystrophy experienced nearly complete, though temporary, resolution of pain following 3 weeks of topical capsaicin. We propose that capsaicin may be a useful treatment for reflex sympathetic dystrophy, either by depleting substance P from primary afferent neurons that mediate allodynia, or by modulating sympathetic efferent activity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-311 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Pain |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1990 |
Keywords
- Allodynia
- Capsaicin
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Substance P
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine