title: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome secondary to organophosphate intoxication induced neuropathy.
abstract: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck's atrophy is a syndrome that can usually be followed by a traumatic insult. This disorder is accompanied by signs and symptoms of vasomotor instability, trophic skin changes, and rapid development of bony demineralization. This report presents a case with reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome secondary to organophosphate intoxication induced neuropathy. The patient was threated with calcitonin well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bernay
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cantürk
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Demirçali
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002801:Cholinesterase Reactivators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004117:Dimethoate / Q000633:toxicity*; D004576:Electromyography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002801:Cholinesterase Reactivators; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds; D001285:Atropine; D002116:Calcitonin; C028797:pralidoxime; D004117:Dimethoate