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Gabapentin treatment of multiple piloleiomyoma-related pain
Murad Alam1, Asher D Rabinowitz, Danielle E Engler
1Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|January 25, 2002
Abstract:
Familial leiomyomatosis cutis et uteri may present with numerous cutaneous leiomyomas, or piloleiomyomas, which can be painful. Pharmacologic agents have had limited efficacy in mitigating leiomyoma-associated discomfort. We describe a case of familial piloleiomyomas in which intermittent pain at the site of the lesions was substantially reduced by the administration of oral gabapentin. The unusual unilateral distribution of leiomyomas in this case is discussed.