Kwon Kihyug, Park Ji Eun, Park Woosoo, Lee Teakseon
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
Anesth Pain Med (Seoul). 2021 Jul;16(3):295-298. doi: 10.17085/apm.20096. Epub 2021 Jul 9.
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a rare disease that increases the number of circulating eosinophils in the body. It has many complications, including peripheral polyneuropathy. Peripheral polyneuropathy often does not respond well to conventional therapies. Transcutaneous neurostimulatory treatment, also known as scrambler therapy, is an alternative modality for the treatment of chronic retractable pain.
A 47-year-old female presented with complaints of bilateral calf pain. She had been under treatment for peripheral polyneuropathy induced by hypereosinophilic syndrome for 7 years. Pharmacologic treatment did not affect the patient's symptoms.
Transcutaneous neurostimulatory treatment was administered to the patient. It was effective on her symptoms, and the effect of pain alleviation continued for 3 months.
高嗜酸性粒细胞综合征是一种罕见疾病，会使体内循环嗜酸性粒细胞数量增加。它有许多并发症，包括周围性多神经病。周围性多神经病通常对传统疗法反应不佳。经皮神经刺激治疗，也称为扰频器疗法，是治疗慢性顽固性疼痛的一种替代方式。
一名47岁女性因双侧小腿疼痛就诊。她因高嗜酸性粒细胞综合征引起的周围性多神经病接受治疗已有7年。药物治疗对患者症状无改善。
对该患者实施经皮神经刺激治疗。该治疗对其症状有效，且疼痛缓解效果持续了3个月。
