A new treatment for frostbite sequelae; Botulinum toxin

Frostbite sequelae are a relevant occupational injury outcome for soldiers in arctic environments. A Caucasian male soldier suffered frostbite to both hands during a military winter exercise. He developed sensory-motor disturbances and cold hypersensitivity. Angiography and thermography revealed imp...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Norheim, Arne Johan, Mercer, James, Musial, Frauke, de Weerd, Louis
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
Subjects:
Case Report
Arctic
The Soldier
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328352/
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2016.1273677
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:5328352 2023-05-15T14:59:36+02:00 A new treatment for frostbite sequelae; Botulinum toxin Norheim, Arne Johan Mercer, James Musial, Frauke de Weerd, Louis 2017-01-19 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328352/ https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2016.1273677 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328352/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2016.1273677 © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Case Report Text 2017 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2016.1273677 2017-03-12T01:08:34Z Frostbite sequelae are a relevant occupational injury outcome for soldiers in arctic environments. A Caucasian male soldier suffered frostbite to both hands during a military winter exercise. He developed sensory-motor disturbances and cold hypersensitivity. Angiography and thermography revealed impaired blood flow while Quantitative Sensory Testing indicated impaired somato-sensory nerve function. Two years after the initial event, he received an off label treatment with Botulinum toxin distributed around the neurovascular bundles of each finger. After treatment, cold sensitivity was reduced while blood flow and somato-sensory nerve function improved. The successful treatment enabled the soldier to successfully pursue his career in the army. Text Arctic PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic The Soldier ENVELOPE(-55.648,-55.648,52.217,52.217) International Journal of Circumpolar Health 76 1 1273677
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Norheim, Arne Johan
Mercer, James
Musial, Frauke
de Weerd, Louis
A new treatment for frostbite sequelae; Botulinum toxin
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description Frostbite sequelae are a relevant occupational injury outcome for soldiers in arctic environments. A Caucasian male soldier suffered frostbite to both hands during a military winter exercise. He developed sensory-motor disturbances and cold hypersensitivity. Angiography and thermography revealed impaired blood flow while Quantitative Sensory Testing indicated impaired somato-sensory nerve function. Two years after the initial event, he received an off label treatment with Botulinum toxin distributed around the neurovascular bundles of each finger. After treatment, cold sensitivity was reduced while blood flow and somato-sensory nerve function improved. The successful treatment enabled the soldier to successfully pursue his career in the army.
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Mercer, James
Musial, Frauke
de Weerd, Louis
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de Weerd, Louis
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title A new treatment for frostbite sequelae; Botulinum toxin
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title_full A new treatment for frostbite sequelae; Botulinum toxin
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