Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
"Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by severe burning pain in an extremity accompanied by sudomotor, vasomotor, and trophic changes in bone without an associated specific nerve injury. This condition is most often precipitated by trauma to soft tissue or nerve complexes. The skin over the affected region is usually erythematous and demonstrates hypersensitivity to tactile stimuli and erythema. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1360; Pain 1995 Oct;63(1):127-33)
| Descriptor ID |
D012019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.177.195.800 C10.668.829.250.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Reflex Sympathetic
- Dystrophy, Reflex Sympathetic
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophies
- Sympathetic Dystrophies, Reflex
- Sympathetic Dystrophy, Reflex
- Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
- Shoulder Hand Syndrome
- Shoulder-Hand Syndromes
- Syndrome, Shoulder-Hand
- Syndromes, Shoulder-Hand
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I
- Pain Syndrome Type I, Regional, Complex
- Sudek Atrophy
- Atrophy, Sudek
- Pain Syndrome Type I, Complex Regional
- RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
- RSDs (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
- Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophia
- Reflex Dystrophia, Sympathetic
- Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophias
- Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Sudek's Atrophy
- Atrophies, Sudek's
- Atrophy, Sudek's
- Sudek's Atrophies
- Sudeks Atrophy
- CRPS Type I
- CRPS Type Is
- Type I, CRPS
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
Cervical Sympathetic Dystrophy- Cervical Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Cervical Sympathetic Dystrophies
- Dystrophies, Cervical Sympathetic
- Dystrophy, Cervical Sympathetic
- Sympathetic Dystrophies, Cervical
- Sympathetic Dystrophy, Cervical
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