Treatment of pain in Dercum's disease with Lidoderm® (Lidocaine 5% patch): A case report

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1224-1226

  Desai, Mehul J ^a   Siriki, Radhika ^b   Wang, Dajie ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidocaine; Obesity; Pain management

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; SUMATRIPTAN; VERAPAMIL;

ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIPOMA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; THIGH; THORAX; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

ADIPOSIS DOLOROSA; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56849099555     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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