• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.101-103
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• 1997

Common oral lesions of lichen planus (LP) are bilateral lace-like white patches in the buccal and lingual mucosae. Oral LP of chronic erosive and ulcerative forms develop carcinomas among approximately 1% of affected patients. A 64 year old male patient suffering from LP with early verrucous carcinoma on lips, tongue, and hard palate for approximately 8 years was refered to the pain clinic from department of dermatology. He complained of severe pain (VAS 9.5) on lips, oral cavity and left of the face. For 18 consecutive days we performed stellate ganglion blocks (SGB) with 6 ml on his left side of face. Patients pain decreased to (VAS 3.0) after 18 SGB. After a total of 31 SGB patient was discharged free of pain. pain recurred (VAS 3.5) 22 days after discharge. We then performed SGB, twice weekly and pain was effectively relieved after total 54 SGB. But patient needed to take oral analgesics due to nocturnal pain.