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8251029

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-29
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-one patients with post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) were entered in an open-label trial of topical 0.025% capsaicin treatment (3 daily applications for 2 months). Out of 19 evaluable patients, 2 (10.5%) reported complete disappearance of all symptoms, and 11 (57.9%) had a reduction of pain which was never worse than mild at the end of treatment. Three months after cessation of treatment, 11 of 13 of the responding patients continued to have good pain relief, with only 1 continuing to use capsaicin. Treatment was well tolerated with no drop-out due to side effects. This is the first independent confirmation of the usefulness of capsaicin in the PMPS, following the recent publication of a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study showing significant pain relief with 0.075% capsaicin but not with vehicle cream. Further experimental and clinical research on the properties of capsaicin in other painful peripheral neuropathies is desirable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0304-3959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
223-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of the post-mastectomy pain syndrome with topical capsaicin.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer Rehabilitation Department, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial