beraprost and Finger-Injuries

Cold intolerance frequently occurs after successful digital revascularization and replantation. A series of 11 patients with cold intolerance 6 to 24 months after digital revascularization/replantation were treated daily for 2 weeks with beraprost, a stable prostacyclin analogue. That pain was reduced in 9 of 11 cases after treatment and digital thermography showed significantly increased surface temperature after the 2-week course of beraprost. These findings support the use of beraprost to relieve symptoms of cold intolerance under these clinical conditions.

Topics: Adult; Cold Temperature; Epoprostenol; Female; Finger Injuries; Fingers; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Replantation; Thermography; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents