Treatment of primary erythromelalgia with cyproheptadine

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 121-122

  Sakakibara, R ^a,b   Fukutake, T ^a,b   Kita, K ^b   Hattori, T ^b  

^a Kashima Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Cyproheptadine hydrochloride; Erythromelalgia; Histamine; Vasomotor autonomic function

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE; MIDODRINE; PENTAZOCINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029870801     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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