title: [Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 after fracture of distal phalanx: case report].
abstract: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disease characterized especially by pain, swelling, limited range of motion, vasomotor instability and patchy bone demineralization in the extremities. In this case, we report a 46-year-old woman diagnosed with CRPS type 1, whose complaints, such as swelling in the left hand, pain, and limitation of movement, started 2 months after a fracture of the distal phalanx in the left 4th finger. Her complaints were reduced with treatment of calcitonin, gabapentin, calcium and vitamin D3, retrograde edema massage, contrast baths, conventional TENS, pulsed ultrasound, desensitization and exercise with range of joint motion. CRPS type 1 should be considered in the differential diagnosis of upper limb pains which start after a fracture of the distal phalanx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boyacı
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tutoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatıma Nurefşan
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Boyacı
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şaban
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Yalçın
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin