TREATMENT OF PROCTALGIA FUGAX WITH TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN - REPORT OF A CASE

PURPOSE: We report a single case of proctalgia fugax that responded to 0.3 percent nitroglycerin ointment. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A single case of proctalgia fugax responded to topical application of 0. 3 percent nitroglycerin ointment with no significant side effects. CON CLUSIONS: Nitroglycerin ointment is a newly described treatment for se veral painful anal conditions. We describe a single case of levator sp asm or proctalgia fugax responding to topical application of nitroglyc erin. This is only a single case report, and conclusive evidence await s completion of a controlled clinical trial.