[Reflex sympathetic dystrophy].
OBJECTIVE
The description of three cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy.


METHODS
Retrospective clinical observations.


METHODS
Gòtic basic Health Area, Barcelona.


METHODS
Two women and a man (aged 75, 65 and 56) with mechanical pain and inflammation in the extremities. Two of the cases had a case history of trauma. Radiological signs of mottled osteoporosis were observed in the affected extremities of all the patients. In one there was gammagraphic pick-up. They were diagnosed as suffering reflex sympathetic dystrophy.


METHODS
Rehabilitation, non-steroid anti-inflammatories and treatment with Calcitonin.


RESULTS
Clinical and complementary diagnostic trials.


CONCLUSIONS
Describing the clinical presentation and the necessary complementary trials to be able to reach an early diagnosis of this illness, which provides a better prognosis.
Bayó
J
J
Area Básica de Salud Gòtic, Barcelona.
Dalfó
A
A
Vila
M A
MA
Fernández-Aramburu
M C
MC
Fernández
M J
MJ
Casasa
A
A
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
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