| Reflex sympathetic dystrophy after a burn injury. | |
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PMID: 8781725 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a disease that can appear after minor trauma or operation to an extremity. The injury may vary from a simple contusion to a fracture. The prevalence of burns as a cause of RSD, within a population of 829 patients with RSD, was studied retrospectively. Prospectively, we documented the medical history, signs and symptoms of all patients with RSD, seen by our department during the period from January 1984 to 31 December 1994. Four patients had developed RSD after a burn injury, resulting in a prevalence of 0.5 per cent. Though the clinical signs of early RSD are similar to those of a (thermal) burn, alertness to recognize inflammatory signs, in combination with the increase in complaints after exercise, is necessary for early diagnosis and treatment of the complicating RSD. |
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Authors:
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L van der Laan; R J Goris |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries Volume: 22 ISSN: 0305-4179 ISO Abbreviation: Burns Publication Date: 1996 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-11-07 Completed Date: 1996-11-07 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8913178 Medline TA: Burns Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 303-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Burns / complications*, epidemiology Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Prospective Studies Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology* |
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