Complex regional pain syndrome: diagnosis and treatment at the very onset as the key to success? A case report with implications for first contact doctors

The case report describes a 67-year-old man who suffered from a minor left ankle injury. Physical examination on day 12 revealed swelling of the foot, erythema on its dorsal surface as well as elevated temperature, hyperesthesia, hyperalgesia and allodynia of that area. The treatment included local...

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Main Authors: Cecylia Zych-Litwin, Jan A. Litwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2019-04-01
Series:Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Complex-regional-pain-syndrome-diagnosis-and-treatment-at-the-very-onset-as-the-key-to-success-A-case-report-with-implications-for-first-contact-doctors,18,36516,1,1.html