Tachon syndrome is a rare systemic side effect of epidural or intra-articular corticosteroid injections.
Clinical presentation
Minutes after injection, patients may complain of 1:
- acute low back pain
- chest tightness
- facial erythema
- profuse sweating
- cough
- agitation
Treatment and prognosis
It has good prognosis and there is no need for specific treatment since all symptoms resolve spontaneously in 36-72 h.
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