Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Index

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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) is a condition that features atypical symptoms including pain (often "burning" type), tenderness, and swelling of an extremity associated with varying degrees of sweating, warmth and/or coolness, flushing, discoloration, and shiny skin. RSDS is also referred to as "the shoulder-hand syndrome." Events that can trigger the condition include: trauma, surgery, heart disease, degenerative arthritis of the neck, stroke or other brain diseases, carpal tunnel syndrome, shingles, breast cancer, tuberculosis drugs, and barbiturates. Treatment response is greater in earlier stages than later stages.