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- L E Graham, C McGuigan, S Kerr, and A J Taggart.
- Registrar in Rheumatology, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland. lorradam@wlink.com.np
- Rheumatol. Int. 2002 Jan 1; 21 (4): 165-6.
AbstractComplex regional pain syndrome includes the previously termed condition reflex sympathetic dystrophy. It is a chronic pain disorder diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and skin changes and is known to have a psychological element. It is a rare complication after surgery, especially mastectomy. We present two females who developed this syndrome after undergoing mastectomy for chronic mastalgia. These cases demonstrate that amputation of an organ for chronic pain can result in reflex sympathetic dystrophy developing in a nearby limb.
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