Scrambler therapy for the treatment of neuropathic pain related to leukemia in a pediatric patient: A case report

RATIONALE: Cancer-related neuropathic pain often responds poorly to standard pain treatments. Scrambler therapy has relieved refractory chronic pain in several uncontrolled clinical trials. PATIENT CONCERNS: An 11-year-old female patient was suffering from left groin and medial thigh pain after irra...

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Autores principales: Park, Hahck Soo, Kim, Won-Joong, Kim, Hyung Gon, Yoo, Seung Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5690791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29137098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000008629
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Sumario:RATIONALE: Cancer-related neuropathic pain often responds poorly to standard pain treatments. Scrambler therapy has relieved refractory chronic pain in several uncontrolled clinical trials. PATIENT CONCERNS: An 11-year-old female patient was suffering from left groin and medial thigh pain after irradiation to the knee. The girl was diagnosed with precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia 2 years ago. Extramedullary relapse of leukemia developed 1 month ago and pain had started. She was treated with oral medications, but she was continuously complaining of severe pain. DIAGNOSIS: Neuropathic pain caused by obturator nerve involvement in leukemia. INTERVENTION: Scrambler therapy. OUTCOME: Pain reduction. LESSONS: Scrambler therapy is noninvasive, is not associated with any complications, causes minimal discomfort during treatment, and is very effective in a pediatric patient with cancer-related neuropathic pain.

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