Q J Med 2004; 97: 241-242
QJM vol. 97 no. 4 (c) Association of Physicians 2004; all rights reserved.
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Painful arm in syringomyelia and Fabry disease
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Sir,
A 28-year-old male patient with a previous diagnosis of Fabry disease presented with new-onset, severe paroxysmal shooting pain affecting his left arm. This was different from his previous experience of intermittent pain in the extremities (acroparaesthesias), which was reasonably controlled on carbamazepine therapy. The painful paroxysms were acute and unpredictable, and involved his left arm, left shoulder and left side of his chest,
Department of Neurology Institute of Neurological Sciences University of Glasgow e-mail: ac54p@udcf.gla.ac.uk