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Contact dermatitis after transcutaneous electric analgesia
Author(s) -
Castelain P.Y.,
Chahlu G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1986.tb01258.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , lumbar , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , surgery , allergy , immunology
Transcutaneous electric analgesia, based on the gate control theory, is used in stump pain, lumbar pain, traumatic pain fallowing nerve damage and sciatic neuralgia, 3 patients using this method, showed contact dermatitis at the sites of contact of the electrodes, Patch tests were positive with the electrolyte gel, and in 2 cases, with propylene glycol. Transcutaneous electric analgesia may cause a certain number of side effects similar Lo those encountered with electrocardiography.