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[Mooren's ulcer treated by cervical sympathectomy: a possible new therapy (author's transl)]. 1981

G C Falcinelli, and A Valvo, and V M Vinciguerra

The authors report a very serious case of Mooren's ulcer, which did not show any improvement with local and general treatment. This case which showed a Raynaud's phenomenon was completely cured after ablation of superior cervical ganglion and bilateral peri-carotid sympathectomy. In the authors opinion, in accordance with many instances in the literature, Mooren's ulcer has initially a sympathetic origin. Furthermore, in these cases of Mooren's ulcer in which an etiologic agent has been demonstrated, the authors believe that this agent is superimposed, and can, cause a sympathetic angiospasm, which often makes useless the various medical or surgical treatments experienced to date.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009333	Neck	The part of a human or animal body connecting the HEAD to the rest of the body.	Necks
D011928	Raynaud Disease	An idiopathic vascular disorder characterized by bilateral Raynaud phenomenon, the abrupt onset of digital paleness or CYANOSIS in response to cold exposure or stress.	Cold Fingers, Hereditary,Raynaud Phenomenon,Raynaud's Disease,Raynauds Disease
D002546	Ischemic Attack, Transient	Brief reversible episodes of focal, nonconvulsive ischemic dysfunction of the brain having a duration of less than 24 hours, and usually less than one hour, caused by transient thrombotic or embolic blood vessel occlusion or stenosis. Events may be classified by arterial distribution, temporal pattern, or etiology (e.g., embolic vs. thrombotic). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp814-6)	Brain Stem Ischemia, Transient,Cerebral Ischemia, Transient,Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks,Transient Ischemic Attack,Anterior Circulation Transient Ischemic Attack,Brain Stem Transient Ischemic Attack,Brain TIA,Brainstem Ischemia, Transient,Brainstem Transient Ischemic Attack,Carotid Circulation Transient Ischemic Attack,Posterior Circulation Transient Ischemic Attack,TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack),Transient Ischemic Attack, Anterior Circulation,Transient Ischemic Attack, Brain Stem,Transient Ischemic Attack, Brainstem,Transient Ischemic Attack, Carotid Circulation,Transient Ischemic Attack, Posterior Circulation,Transient Ischemic Attack, Vertebrobasilar Circulation,Transient Ischemic Attacks, Crescendo,Vertebrobasilar Circulation Transient Ischemic Attack,Attack, Transient Ischemic,Attacks, Transient Ischemic,Brainstem Ischemias, Transient,Cerebral Ischemias, Transient,Ischemia, Transient Brainstem,Ischemia, Transient Cerebral,Ischemias, Transient Brainstem,Ischemias, Transient Cerebral,Ischemic Attacks, Transient,TIA, Brain,TIAs (Transient Ischemic Attack),Transient Brainstem Ischemia,Transient Cerebral Ischemia,Transient Cerebral Ischemias,Transient Ischemic Attacks
D003320	Corneal Ulcer	Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.	Keratitis, Ulcerative,Keratitides, Ulcerative,Ulcer, Corneal,Ulcerative Keratitides,Ulcerative Keratitis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013562	Sympathectomy	The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.	Denervation, Sympathetic,Sympathetic Denervation,Denervations, Sympathetic,Sympathectomies,Sympathetic Denervations