Acute vasospastic attack after extradural block in a patient with Raynaud's disease.

Anesth Analg

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0048, USA.

Published: June 2000

Raynaud's disease is an episodic and debilitating disease of the circulation to the fingers and toes. This case report describes an acute exacerbation of Raynaud's disease in a patient undergoing surgery with epidural anesthesia. This potentially hazardous complication has not been previously reported.

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