causalgia; complex regional pain syndrome type 2

Etiology: - surgical repair of rotator cuff injury * also see reflex sympathetic dystrophy Pathology: - see reflex sympathetic dystrophy Clinical manifestations: - persistent, severe burning sensation with trophic changes generally following peripheral nerve injury - the median nerve, tibial nerve & brachial plexus are often affected * also see reflex sympathetic dystrophy Special laboratory: - see reflex sympathetic dystrophy Radiology: - see reflex sympathetic dystrophy Differential diagnosis: - see reflex sympathetic dystrophy Management: - see reflex sympathetic dystrophy

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995