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Case Reports in Medicine
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 374167, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/374167
Erythema and Burning Pain in the Vulva: A Possible Phenotype of Erythromelalgia
1Pelvic 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
2School of Nursing, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30302-4019, USA
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570, USA
4Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Center for Neurosensory Disorders, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7570, USA
Received 25 June 2010; Accepted 23 February 2011
Academic Editor: Frank R. Arko
Copyright © 2011 Elisabeth Johnson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
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.