Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
syndrome (RSDS) is a chronic condition characterized by severe burning
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NINDS Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
syndrome (RSDS) is a chronic condition characterized by severe burning
pain, pathological changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue
swelling, and extreme sensitivity to touch. The syndrome is a nerve
disorder that occurs at the site of an injury (most often to the arms or
legs). It occurs especially after injuries from high-velocity impacts such
as those from bullets or shrapnel. However, it may occur without apparent
injury.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
Pain - Hope Through Research: NINDS (Excerpt)
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome , or RSDS, is accompanied
by burning pain and hypersensitivity to temperature. Often triggered by
trauma or nerve damage, RSDS causes the skin of the affected area to
become characteristically shiny. In recent years, RSDS has come to be
called complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); in the past it was
often called causalgia. (Source: excerpt from Pain - Hope Through Research: NINDS)
Definitions of Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome:
A complex regional pain syndrome characterized by burning pain and marked sensitivity to touch (HYPERESTHESIA) in the distribution of an injured peripheral nerve. Autonomic dysfunction in the form of sudomotor (i.e., sympathetic innervation to sweat glands), vasomotor, and trophic skin changes may also occur. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1359)
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A burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, or a subtype of Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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