Cold hypersensitivity after sympathectomy for Raynaud's disease. 1980

S L Nielsen, and N Olsen, and O Henriksen

Two patients with socially handicapping Raynaud's disease underwent bilateral upper thoracic sympathectomy. One to two days after the operation, both developed local hypersensitivity to cold in the form of a rebound. The cold hypersensitivity persisted in one of the patients, although complete degeneration of vasoconstrictor fibres was proven by absence of the sympathetic veno-arteriolar reflex after sympathectomy. Pre-operative sympathetic blockade could not predict the outcome of sympathectomy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
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
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D003080 Cold Temperature An absence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably below an accustomed norm. Cold,Cold Temperatures,Temperature, Cold,Temperatures, Cold
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
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
D014661 Vasoconstriction The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. Vasoconstrictions

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