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01-12-2015 | Oral presentation
O003. Red ear syndrome: a new form of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia?
Authors:
Carlo Lisotto, Federico Mainardi, Ferdinando Maggioni, Giorgio Zanchin
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Red ear syndrome (RES) is characterized by unilateral reddening of the external ear with associated pain and burning sensation. Some authors proposed a distinction between an idiopathic form, more commonly seen in young people and associated with migraine, and a secondary type, occurring more frequently in adults in association with cervical disorders[
1]. This newly described condition lacks definition in terms of aetiology, pathophysiology and treatment. For this reason it has yet to be included in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3 beta). We report the case of a female patient with idiopathic RES, who responded to pregabalin 300 mg daily. …
