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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome secondary to organophosphate intoxication induced neuropathy
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Annals of Nuclear Medicine
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy or Sudeck's atrophy is a syndrome that can usually be followed by a traumatic insult. This disorder is accompanied by signs and symptoms of vasomotor instability, trophic skin changes, and rapid development of bony demineralization. This report presents a case with reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome secondary to organophosphate intoxication induced neuropathy. The patient was threated with calcitonin well.