What is algodystrophy?
algodystrophy is a progressive disease, usually from the hands where bones, tissue and skin are subject to painful changes in response to trauma. It is also known as comprehensive regional pain syndrome (CRPS), algesestrophy or reflective sympathetic dystrophy. Patients with this condition may cause permanent damage due to muscle contracts and pain associated with algodystrophy. Treatment options are available, although the condition cannot be cured.
The reasons why this condition evolves is not clear. It usually occurs in response to trauma, but it may be difficult to anticipate what types of trauma will lead to algodystrophy. The condition begins with armor of the pain in the hand, which slowly radiates on the arm. The skin often becomes red and irritated and patients begin to take severe joint pain. Sometimes nerves are damaged and patients can develop areas of gray skin caused by poor oxygenation. This can cause the hand to start to cover. The patient will have trouble straightening the fingers andcan completely lose the use of a hand. Contractures can also be very painful. Bone and cartilage growth will be disrupted and the patient's hand and arms often start to waste and in some cases significantly reduce the size. The joints and joints can increase due to inflammation and the hand may attract a twisted, knob -out look.
Treatment may include drugs to treat pain to deal with condition. Algodystrophy can also be treated with anti -inflammatory drugs to reduce swelling and make the patient feel more comfortable. This may include steroid injections to the location. Physical therapy is sometimes useful for maintaining the most use of the affected arm. Some patients also benefit from treatment, such as the choice of rical nerves to disrupt signals or surgery of pain disruptions to interruption of key nerves if the pain does not correspond to other treatment.
If the patient seems to develop algodystrophy, the doctor usually orders someEré screening tests. This is done to exclude conditions such as cellulite and other infections, which may cause similar symptoms at the beginning. Medical imaging studies can be useful for observing joint inflammation, as well as bone and joint changes. Careful diagnostic evaluation is important because the approach to treatment changes if the condition is not algodystrophy, and it may be possible to cure the patient if the cause of pain is another disease.