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Case Report
Chronic unremitting lower abdominal pain quickly abrogated following treatment with amphetamine
J.H. Check1,2,*
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Cooper Medical School of Rowen University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Camden, NJ
2
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormone Disorders, Mt. Laurel, NJ (USA)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2016, 43(1), 109–111;
https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog3157.2016
Published: 10 February 2016
Abstract
Purpose: To describe a cause and treatment for chronic unremitting lower abdominal pain of long duration with unknown origin. Materials and Methods: A 50-year-old woman with 30 years of unexplained right lower quadrant pain was treated with dextroamphetamine sulfate. Results: Dramatic complete abrogation of the pain occurred within two weeks. The complete relief persisted for two years while she remains on therapy. Conclusions: Symphathetic neural hyperalgesia edema syndrome should be considered whenever there is refractory pelvic or abdominal pain.
Keywords
Lower abdominal pain
Sympathetic neural hyperalgesia edema syndrome
Sympathomimetic amines
Dextroamphetamine sulfate