Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome

Abstract
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) or Complex Regional Pain Syndome Type-I (CRPS-I), a disease of unknown prevalance, complicates any minor trauma, stroke, myocardial infection, colle’s fracture, peripheral nerve injury and in one-fourth of cases without any precipitant factor. An awareness of RSD and the injuries, illnesses and drugs that can provoke it is the first step to learn for an early treatment and better outcome. Here we present a neglected case of RSD following minor trauma who presented to us after 6-7 months of onset of disease. Delay in treatment resulted in partial recovery of the patient.
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Keywords
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), Complex regional pain syndrome-I (CRPS-I), Complex regional pain syndrome-II (CRPS-II), Causalgia
Citation
Mahajan Annil, Suri Pawan, Bardi Ghulam Hussain, Singh J B, Gandotra Dheeraj, Gupta Vijay. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2004 Jul-Sept;6(3): 153-156