Erythema and Burning Pain in the Vulva: A Possible Phenotype of Erythromelalgia

Elisabeth Johnson; Priya Iyer; Alisa Eanes; Denniz Zolnoun

doi:10.1155/2011/374167

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2011)

Erythema and Burning Pain in the Vulva: A Possible Phenotype of Erythromelalgia

Elisabeth Johnson,
Priya Iyer,
Alisa Eanes,
Denniz Zolnoun

Affiliations

Elisabeth Johnson: Pelvic Pain Research Unit, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570, USA
Priya Iyer: Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Alisa Eanes: Pelvic Pain Research Unit, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570, USA
Denniz Zolnoun: Pelvic Pain Research Unit, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/374167
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2011

Abstract

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We report a case of burning vulvar pain accompanied by erythema responding to an oral combination of a benzodiazepine and a beta blocker. The positive response to two medication classes used in the treatment of erythromelalgia supports the possibility of a localized manifestation of this disorder in the genital region.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1683

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