Headache, 2012-11, Vol.52 (10), p.1596-1599
2012
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Cutaneous Atrophy and Alopecia After Greater Occipital Nerve Injection Using Triamcinolone
- Ist Teil von
- Headache, 2012-11, Vol.52 (10), p.1596-1599
- Ort / Verlag
- Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2012
- Quelle
- Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Greater occipital nerve (GON) infiltration is widely used for the treatment of primary and secondary headache disorders mainly on the basis of open‐label evidence, although recent double‐blinded placebo‐controlled trials have demonstrated its efficacy in cluster headache. The procedure is generally well tolerated although corticosteroid‐related side effects, including Cushing's syndrome and local cutaneous changes, can occur. We report the occurrence of cutaneous atrophy and alopecia in 4 patients who underwent GON blockade with triamcinolone and lidocaine. Triamcinolone injection is associated with cutaneous atrophy, especially in superficial injection sites; therefore, alternative steroid preparations like methylprednisolone and betamethasone might be more appropriate for GON blockade.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0017-8748eISSN: 1526-4610DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02270.xTitel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1426515145
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- Schlagworte
- Administration, Cutaneous, Adult, Alopecia, Alopecia - chemically induced, Alopecia - diagnosis, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - adverse effects, Atrophy, Atrophy - chemically induced, Atrophy - diagnosis, Autonomic Nerve Block - adverse effects, Baldness, Biological and medical sciences, Clinical trials, cluster headache, Corticoids, corticosteroid, Cushing's syndrome, Drug therapy, Female, greater occipital nerve injection, Headache, Humans, Lidocaine, Male, Medical sciences, methylprednisolone, Middle Aged, Muscle, Nerves, Neurology, Pharmacology. Drug treatments, Side effects, Spinal Nerves - drug effects, Steroid hormones, triamcinolone, Triamcinolone - administration & dosage, Triamcinolone - adverse effects, Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system