Claes G, Drott C, Dalman P, Rex L, Göthberg G, Fahlén T
Kirurgiska kliniken, Borås lasarett.
Lakartidningen. 1998 Aug 26;95(35):3660-2.
Endoscopic transthoracic sympathicotomy, otherwise an established treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis, was used to treat patients troubled by facial blushing, one of the commonest symptoms of social phobia. The results were evaluated by means of a questionnaire answered by 90 per cent (219/244) of the patients, who rated their symptoms on a visual analogue scale (0-10) after a mean follow-up of eight months. According to the ratings, blushing was significantly reduced from a mean (+/- SEM) of 8.7 +/- 0.1 to 2.2 +/- 0.2 (p < 0.0001). Of the series as a whole, 85 per cent declared themselves satisfied with the outcome.
内镜下经胸交感神经切断术，原本是治疗手掌多汗症的既定疗法，现被用于治疗受面部潮红困扰的患者，面部潮红是社交恐惧症最常见的症状之一。通过一份问卷对结果进行评估，90%（219/244）的患者填写了问卷，这些患者在平均随访8个月后，根据视觉模拟量表（0 - 10）对自身症状进行评分。根据评分结果，面部潮红程度从平均（±标准误）8.7±0.1显著降至2.2±0.2（p < 0.0001）。在整个系列患者中，85%表示对治疗结果满意。
