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Journal of Case Reports
Chronic Pain and Plaque Psoriasis Treated by Lumbar and Stellate Sympathetic Ganglion Block
Sayed Reshad Ghafouri M.D1, Muhammad Al-Sabri M.D1, Shuaib Ghafoori M.D2, Akhtar Ali M.D3
1EssenMed House Call Services 2646 E14th, Brooklyn, NY 11235; 2Shanghai Second Military Medical University 800 Xiangyin Rd, Yangpu Qu, Shanghai, China; 3NY Associated Medical Service, Pain Management 110-04 Jamaica Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Sayed Reshad Ghafouri
Email: sreghafouri@gmail.com
Received: 02-FEB-2019 Accepted: 04-OCT-2019 Published Online: 25-OCT-2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2019.0058
Abstract
Background: Sympathetic ganglion block have been shown to supply immediate relief in various type of chronic pain, but to best of our knowledge, cleaning up of psoriatic lesions after sympathetic ganglion blockage has rarely been reported. Case Report: A 64-year-old patient who has been suffering from chronic pain and plaque psoriasis underwent lumbar and stellate ganglion block in our facility. After the successful treatment, the patient was relieved from pain and psoriatic lesions. Sympathetic ganglion block have been shown to supply immediate relief in various type of chronic pain, but to best of our knowledge, cleaning up of psoriatic lesions after sympathetic ganglion blockage has rarely been reported. Conclusion: We describe a case report in which sympathetic ganglion block successfully treated both chronic pain and plaque psoriasis in a pharmacologically non-responsive patient.
Keywords : Chronic pain, Psoriasis, Stellate Ganglion, Sympathetic Ganglia.
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