Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme ferrochelatase (FECH). Due to abnormally low levels of this enzyme, excessive amounts of protoporphyrin accumulate in the bone marrow, blood plasma, and red blood cells. The major symptom of this disorder is hypersensitivity of the skin to sunlight and some types of artificial light, such as fluorescent lights (photosensitivit  Read More

Medications and therapies can help reduce foot pain. Common choices include:Physical therapy: Physical therapy is an important part of foot pain management. For pain caused by inflammation following a physical injury to the foot, an ice pack applied immediately after the incident can help, as it brings down the inflammation. Heat packs can be used to reduce swelling and pain for patients with arthritis and similar conditions.  Read More

Gout (gouty arthritis), a rheumatological disease, can be cured.Gout is characterized by painful redness and swelling of the affected joints that occurs through the deposition of uric acid crystals in joints as a result of hyperuricemia.Gout is an extremely painful and incapacitating disease but is extremely treatable in almost all patients.It is important to identify and treat it early to avoid p  Read More

Erythromelalgia is a rare condition that primarily affects the feet and, less commonly, the hands (extremities). It is characterized by intense, burning pain of affected extremities, severe redness (erythema), and increased skin temperature that may be episodic or almost continuous in nature. (The prefix "erythro-" denotes redness, "mel-" is a combining form meaning limb or limbs, and the suffix "-algia" indicates pain.) Although erythromelalg  Read More

Each person’s symptoms of neuropathic pain may vary slightly, but these symptoms are common: shooting, burning, or stabbing pain tingling and numbness, or a “pins and needles” feeling spontaneous pain, or pain that occurs without a trigger evoked pain, or pain that’s caused by events that are typically not painful — such as rubbing against something, being in cold tempe  Read More

Thalamic pain syndrome is a tragic result of a cerebrovascular event (CVA).SymptomsThe patient's discomfort is concentrated, neuropathic, and related with temperature fluctuations.Patients frequently experience hyperalgesia and allodynia.Numbness on the affected side is the most common symptom of Dejerine-Roussy syndrome.Numbness is replaced with burning and tingling sensation  Read More