[Algodystrophy of the foot]. 1997

C Hérisson
Service central de rééducation fonctionnelle, CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier.

The foot is one of the most frequent site of the reflex sympathetic dystrophies, and clinical data associate pain and vasomotor disturbances. Hyperfixation as revealed by bone scan appears early but is nonspecific. X-ray data show demineralization that is typically spotty, and sometimes diffuse. Therapeutic management associates drug treatment (calcitonin) and rehabilitation based on specific rules, in particular, that of "no pain". In the case of failure, regional sympathetic blocks are indicated. The etiologies of the reflex sympathetic dystrophies vary, but are dominated by trauma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012019 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 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) Algodystrophy,Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I,Pain Syndrome Type I, Regional, Complex,Shoulder-Hand Syndrome,Sudek Atrophy,Algodystrophic Syndrome,CRPS Type I,Cervical Sympathetic Dystrophy,Pain Syndrome Type I, Complex Regional,RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy),Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome,Sudek's Atrophy,Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophia,Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy,Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome,Algodystrophies,Atrophies, Sudek's,Atrophy, Sudek,Atrophy, Sudek's,CRPS Type Is,Cervical Sympathetic Dystrophies,Dystrophies, Cervical Sympathetic,Dystrophies, Reflex Sympathetic,Dystrophy, Cervical Sympathetic,Dystrophy, Reflex Sympathetic,RSDs (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy),Reflex Dystrophia, Sympathetic,Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophies,Shoulder Hand Syndrome,Shoulder-Hand Syndromes,Sudek's Atrophies,Sudeks Atrophy,Sympathetic Dystrophies, Cervical,Sympathetic Dystrophies, Reflex,Sympathetic Dystrophy, Cervical,Sympathetic Dystrophy, Reflex,Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophias,Syndrome, Algodystrophic,Syndrome, Shoulder-Hand,Syndromes, Shoulder-Hand,Type I, CRPS
D005534 Foot Diseases Anatomical and functional disorders affecting the foot. Foot Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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