Ulnar distribution of reflex sympathetic dystrophy due to compression of the brachial plexus by a primary venous malformation.
An atypical variant of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is presented in a 45 year old female with a vascular malformation of the right arm and chest wall. The mechanism was thought to be compression of the brachial plexus by the malformation. The unique scintigraphic features of this presentation of RSD in the ulnar arterial distribution are illustrated.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
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D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed