INTRODUCTION: Erythromelalgia due to heterozygous gain-of-function SCN9A mutations usually presents as a pure sensory-autonomic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of burning pain and redness of the extremities. METHODS: We describe a patient with an unusual phenotypic presentation of gross motor delay, childhood-onset erythromelalgia, extreme visceral pain episodes, hypesthesia, and self-mutilation. The investigation of the patient's motor delay included various biochemical analyses, a comparative genomic hybridization array (CGH), electromyogram (EMG), and muscle biopsy. Once erythromelalgia was suspected clinically, the SCN9A gene was sequenced. RESULTS: The EMG, CGH, and biochemical tests were negative. The biopsy showed an axonal neuropathy and neurogenic atrophy. Sequencing of SCN9A revealed a heterozygous missense mutation in exon 7; p.I234T. CONCLUSIONS: This is a case of global motor delay and erythromelalgia associated with SCN9A. The motor delay may be attributed to the extreme pain episodes or to a developmental perturbation of proprioceptive inputs.
INTRODUCTION:Erythromelalgia due to heterozygous gain-of-function SCN9A mutations usually presents as a pure sensory-autonomic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of burning pain and redness of the extremities. METHODS: We describe a patient with an unusual phenotypic presentation of gross motor delay, childhood-onset erythromelalgia, extreme visceral pain episodes, hypesthesia, and self-mutilation. The investigation of the patient's motor delay included various biochemical analyses, a comparative genomic hybridization array (CGH), electromyogram (EMG), and muscle biopsy. Once erythromelalgia was suspected clinically, the SCN9A gene was sequenced. RESULTS: The EMG, CGH, and biochemical tests were negative. The biopsy showed an axonal neuropathy and neurogenic atrophy. Sequencing of SCN9A revealed a heterozygous missense mutation in exon 7; p.I234T. CONCLUSIONS: This is a case of global motor delay and erythromelalgia associated with SCN9A. The motor delay may be attributed to the extreme pain episodes or to a developmental perturbation of proprioceptive inputs.
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