ERYTHROMELALGIA

Course overview

ERYTHROMELALGIA IS A RARELY OCCURRING DISEASE ENTITY CHARACTERIZED BY A TRIAD OF ERYTHEMA, WARMTH, AND RECURRENT BURNING PAIN, MOST NOTABLY AFFECTING THE EXTREMITIES. ALTHOUGH ERYTHROMELALGIA IS TYPICALLY BILATERAL, IT CAN PRESENT UNILATERALLY, ESPECIALLY IN SECONDARY CASES. ATYPICAL CASES PRESENTING WITH LESIONS AND SYMPTOMS SOLELY INVOLVING THE FACE HAVE BEEN OBSERVED; HOWEVER, THEY ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND ARE OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION OF ERYTHROMELALGIA IN ADDITION TO HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.