New Hope For 'Man on Fire Syndrome'

Pamela Costa has never known a day without agonizing pain in her legs and feet. At age 11, the Seattle native was diagnosed with inherited erythromelalgia, a genetic condition that causes such severe pain and redness some call it "Man on Fire Syndrome." "Think of the feeling that you get when you come in from the cold and your hands and feet are rewarming too fast," said Costa, 47. "I have that feeling all of the time." Inherited erythromelalgia is a disease of small nerves and blood...Full Story