Complex regional pain syndrome (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) in a patient with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia and chronic hepatitis C.
Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia (EMC) is a common extra-hepatic manifestation of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type I (CRPS) or Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) has never been reported in association with HCV. This is the first case report of RSD in a patient with HCV related cirrhosis and EMC.
Bant
Ankur
A
Department of Internal Medicine, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
Hurowitz
Bertram
B
Hassan
Nadeem
N
Du
Van Thiel
VT
Nadir
Abdul
A
D015897:Comorbidity; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000453:epidemiology*