tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Diagnostic use of infrared thermography in a patient with chronic pain following electrocution: a case report"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài:Diagnostic use of infrared thermography in a patient with chronic pain following electrocution: a case report | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL Sr CASE REPORTS Open Access Case report Diagnostic use of infrared thermography in a patient with chronic pain following electrocution a case report John Jarrell1 and Chris Spanswick2 Addresses department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Calgary Calgary AB Canada 2Calgary Health Region Chronic Pain Centre Calgary AB Canada Email JJ - CS - Corresponding author Received II July 2008 Accepted 26 February 2009 Published 9 September 2009 Journal ofMedical Case Reports 2009 3 8992 doi 1752-1947-3-8992 This article is available from http jmedicalcasereports article view 8992 2009 Jarrell and Spanswick licensee Cases Network Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Survival after severe electrocution is uncommon but chronic pain after such trauma is rare. We present a case report of an individual in whom the only modality providing objective evidence of pain related injury was infrared thermography. Case presentation A 35-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the Calgary Health Region Chronic Pain Centre with severe pain in her left hand and foot following electrocution. All previous clinical and neurological testing had been normal. Infrared thermography demonstrated a significant reduction in temperature in the regions affected on her left hand and foot. Pain was reduced with the use of pregabalin but without changes to thermal differences in the affected limbs. Conclusion It would appear from this case report that infrared thermography may be of use in the documentation of abnormalities associated with chronic pain following survival after electrocution. Pregabalin may be of benefit in pain