IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 43 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog3157.2016

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology (CEOG) is published by IMR Press from Volume 47 Issue 1 (2020). Previous articles were published by another publisher on a subscription basis, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with S.O.G.

Case Report
Chronic unremitting lower abdominal pain quickly abrogated following treatment with amphetamine
Show Less
1 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
Share
Back to top