/r/Erythromelalgia/

r/Erythromelalgia

5k members
r/Erythromelalgia is a subreddit with 5k members. The community frequently discusses erythromelalgia, diagnosis, pain, symptoms, and em, and they frequently recommend/review doctor, and the most common flair used is is this erythromelalgia?, advice, questions about erythromelalgia, and questions about treatment and medication.
Erythromelalgia is a rare and frequently devastating disorder that typically affects the skin of the feet or hands, as well as other parts of the body, and causes visible redness, intense heat and burning pain. The term erythromelalgia describes the syndrome: erythros (redness), melos (extremity) and algia (pain). An alternate name is “erythermalgia” that emphasizes the thermos (heat) – an essential part of the syndrome. Many sufferers refer to erythromelalgia as simply, EM.

Popular Topics in r/Erythromelalgia

#1

Erythromelalgia

92 posts
#2

Diagnosis

29 posts
#3

Pain

25 posts
#4

Symptoms

19 posts
#5

Em

17 posts
#6

Flare

16 posts
#7

Treatment

16 posts
#8

Feet

11 posts
#9

Redness

11 posts
#10

Flares

10 posts

Products Discussed in r/Erythromelalgia

Doctor

1 review
#1
UCLA Health
5.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Erythromelalgia

#1
Is this Erythromelalgia?
: "I think this is Erythromelalgia, can anyone pls tell me the most common primary reasons for this??? I’m struggling but my ANA panels are fine :/ my arms, knees, face, toes, hands, & ears randomly turn red, burn, and are hot to the touch. More info down below pls read"
18 posts
#2
Advice
: "3 months ago was so bad I wanted to kill myself. Now I am basically living normal."
14 posts
#3
Questions about Erythromelalgia
: "Anyone else get instant vein dilation from the heat?"
6 posts
#4
Questions about Treatment and Medication
: "Damn. Woken up by this pain."
4 posts

Member Growth in r/Erythromelalgia

Yearly
+887 members(24.2%)

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Last updated: September 17, 2026