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- Title
Development of a complicated pain syndrome following cyanide poisoning in a U.S. soldier.
- Authors
Lenart M; Buckenmaier CC 3rd; Kim MJ; Plunkett AR; Lenart, Mark; Buckenmaier, Chester C 3rd; Kim, Moon J; Plunkett, Anthony R
- Abstract
A majority of modern war wounds are caused by blasts and high-energy ballistics. Extremity injuries predominate since modern body armor does not protect these areas due to mobility limitations. A less known and more insidious mechanism of enemy attack among our soldiers involves treachery by the local populace posing as noncombatants. One such recent event involved the contamination of tobacco with cyanide (CN). We describe a case of a soldier with CN intoxication due to ingestion of tobacco purchased from a local merchant. The soldier developed a complex neuropathic pain syndrome and was successfully treated with an inpatient high-dose intravenous ketamine infusion in combination with continuous peripheral nerve blockade.
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2010, Vol 175, Issue 4, p292
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00127