DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i02.001

Pages: 73-75

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disease characterized by the deposition of collagen in the skin, internal organs, and arteries and also by microvascular obstruction. Sympathetic ganglion blockade (cervicothoracic and lumbar sympathetic) is one treatment modality used in this population for circulation failure of the lower limbs, severe pain, gangrene, intermittent claudication, hyperhydrosis, sympathetic hyperactivity, and problematic peripheral circulation. In this case report, we aimed to discuss the efficiency of spinal ganglion blockade in a 30-year-old female patient with digital ulceration, pain, and circulation disorder caused by scleroderma.