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26/Feb/2025
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025RC1236
ABSTRACT A 49-year-old woman presented with a 16-year history of burning pain, warmth, redness, and edema in both toes, feet, legs and calves. Despite extensive medical testing, including genetic analysis, no specific cause was identified. Initial treatments failed to improve symptoms, leading to impaired quality of life and mental health. Eventually, a six-month course of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy provided complete relief, allowing the patient to resume normal activities. Erythromelalgia is a rare neurovascular condition characterized by pain, warmth, and erythema […]
Keywords: Autoimmune diseases; Erythromelalgia; Immunoglobulins, intravenous; NAV17 Voltage-gated sodium channel; Small fiber neuropathy