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Lidocaine and Botulinum Injections at Tender Points of Fibromyalgia May Result in Immediate and Long-term Pain Relief
Longjam Darendrajit Singh1, Dhruv Jain1, Heena Garg2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Background:
Pharmacological treatment alone is found inadequate for patients of fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome. For prolonged pain relief, either injections of lidocaine or botulinum toxin A were previously injected at tender points of FM with varied results.
Case Report:
We present a case where a mixture of lidocaine and botulinum A was injected at tender points in a young woman patient with FM, which resulted in immediate and extended pain relief with improvement in quality of life.
Conclusions:
Mixture of lidocaine and botulinum toxin injections at tender points in FM may provide immediate and long-lasting pain relief.
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