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Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:406-409.

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ERYTHROMELALGIA (EM) is a rare condition characterized by the triad of red, hot, painful extremities. In what superficially appears to be the antithesis of Raynaud phenomenon, victims seek relief by cooling the affected extremity. The title of this editorial is adapted from a medical textbook and the existence of the condition was debated only a few years ago.^1-3 Today EM is recognized and a MEDLINE search with this key word gives 221 reports from 1966 to 1999.

In this issue of the ARCHIVES, Davis et al⁴ make a significant contribution to the knowledge of demographics, presentation, outcome, and quality of life in this poorly understood clinical syndrome. The study describes the largest retrospective material of patients (N = 168) so far reported in the western world. Patients with EM examined at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, between 1970 and 1994 were reviewed by survey questionnaires. For the first time data . . . [Full Text of this Article]

DIAGNOSIS AND NOMENCLATURE


CLINICAL FEATURES

INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE

PATHOGENESIS

THERAPY

FUTURE PERSPECTIVE

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