THE ANGIOTROPHONEUROSES. ERYTHROMELALGIA IN A 11-YEAR OLD CHILD

Abstract

The article deals with angiotrophoneuroses, a large group of heterogenous disorders with an underlying dysfunction of vascular innervation. A current classification of vegetovascular neuroses, their triggers and clinical manifestations are described. The main attention is paid to a rare disease, erythromelalgia that is сharacterized by acute attacks of dilatation of small vessel of the extremities with associated severe pain, skin hyperemia and edema. We present a clinical case of primary erythromelalgia in a 11-year old child. The complexity of diagnostics and treatment of the case were related to a combination of classical manifestation of the disease with advanced mental problems resulting in autoagressive behavior.

Keywords

• angiotrophoneurosis
• vegetovascular neuroses
• erythromelalgia
• child
• clinical case