Cervical epidural analgesia for management of pain associated with digital vasculitis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-191

  Green, Carmen Reneé ^a   De Rosayro, A Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical epidural block; digital vasculitis; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; LIDOCAINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FINGER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; METACARPAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030903139     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199722020-00014     Document Type: Article

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