Carbamazepine as the Only Effective Treatment in a 52-Year-Old Man With Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome Julia Frühauf, MD, Helmut Schaider, MD, Cesare Massone, MD, Helmut Kerl, MD, Robert R. Müllegger, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 83, Issue 4, Pages 502-504 (April 2008) DOI: 10.4065/83.4.502 Copyright © 2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE Left, Multiple partly crescent-shaped hemifacial skin ulcers in a 52-year-old patient with trigeminal trophic syndrome. Note the triangular area of complete tissue loss on the left ala of the nose. Right, Complete healing of lesions after 3 months of therapy with carbamazepine. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2008 83, 502-504DOI: (10.4065/83.4.502) Copyright © 2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions