Idiopathic erythermalgia during early childhood and adolescence is characterized by red,
congested, burning pain of the lower extremities provoked by exercise or exposure to
warmth. The clinical symptoms of idiopathic erythermalgia in a young woman and her
mother are described. Histopathologic and immunofluorescence findings in biopsy
specimens of affected areas of skin were consistent with a nonspecific inflammatory process.
The condition was completely refractory to any treatment. Even the long-lasting relief of pain …