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2022 Jan 07


Medicine (Baltimore)


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Procedural analgesia with nitrous oxide at home for epidermolysis bullosa: A case report.

Authors

Murciano M, Laterza C, Attolini E, Storelli S, Dipietro G, Rubino A, Annicchiarico G
Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jan 07; 101(1):e28474.
PMID: 35029895.

Abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited disease characterized by fragile skin with painful blistering, which requires lifelong skin and wound care. This case report describes the use of inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) for procedural pain control at home during wound care in a young man with severe dystrophic EB. To our knowledge, only 1 case was reported by Ingelmo et al in 2017 regarding the use of N2O at home in a 4-year-old-child. To date, no such attempt has been made in adult patients.