SUNA and red ear syndrome: a new association and pathophysiological considerations

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Case Report

Norazah Abu Bakar¹  Manjit Matharu²  Giorgio Lambru² 

[1] Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK;Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK;The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK;

关键词: SUNA;    SUNCT;    Red ear syndrome;    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias;    Cranial autonomic symptoms;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1129-2377-14-32

 received in 2012-12-07, accepted in 2012-12-07,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Red ear syndrome (RES) is characterised by attacks of unilateral or bilateral burning ear pain associated with erythema. Primary and secondary forms have been described. Primary RES appears to have a frequent association with primary headaches especially migraine. Here, we describe the case of a woman with short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) and recurrent episodes of ipsilateral red ear triggerable by cutaneous stimulation. Lamotrigine was beneficial for her SUNA but not for the RES. Both these disorders are extremely rare therefore their coexistence in the same individual may suggest similar pathophysiological mechanisms rather than a chance association.

【 授权许可】

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© Lambru et al.; licensee Springer. 2013. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.