Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine

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Relapse of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Intravenous Lidocaine

Lidocaine unmasks silent symptoms and eases neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis patients; however, the effects of lidocaine in neuromyelitis optica have never been reported. We describe the case of a 59-year-old Japanese woman with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder who developed optic neuritis 1 day after intravenous lidocaine injection for treating allodynia. Her symptom seemed to result from a relapse of neuromyelitis optica induced by lidocaine administration, and not because of the t

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Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Disease and Condition, Women's Health, Lidoderm