Scrambler therapy for the treatment of neuropathic pain related to leukemia in a pediatric patient

Hahck Soo Park, Won Joong Kim, Hyung Gon Kim, Seung Hee Yoo

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Abstract

Rationale: Cancer-related neuropathic pain often responds poorly to standard pain treatments. Scrambler therapy has relieved refractory chronic pain in several uncontrolled clinical trials. Patient concerns: An 11-year-old female patient was suffering from left groin and medial thigh pain after irradiation to the knee. The girl was diagnosed with precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia 2 years ago. Extramedullary relapse of leukemia developed 1 month ago and pain had started. She was treated with oral medications, but she was continuously complaining of severe pain. Diagnosis: Neuropathic pain caused by obturator nerve involvement in leukemia. Intervention: Scrambler therapy. Outcome: Pain reduction. Lessons: Scrambler therapy is noninvasive, is not associated with any complications, causes minimal discomfort during treatment, and is very effective in a pediatric patient with cancer-related neuropathic pain.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere8629
JournalMedicine (United States)
Volume96
Issue number45
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2017

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Editor: N A. Investigational Review Board approval is not required if a single case is reported. Signed permission from the participant is on file in the office of the corresponding author. The work was supported by the Ewha Womans University Research Grant of 2017. The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose.

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

Keywords

  • child
  • leukemia
  • neuropathic pain

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