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Foot-ankle involvement of complex regional pain syndrome associated with pregnancy
Author(s) -
Rabia Aydoğan Baykara,
Göksel Tuzcu,
Pınar Karabacak,
Adem Küçük
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the european research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2149-3189
DOI - 10.18621/eurj.384891
Subject(s) - medicine , complex regional pain syndrome , pregnancy , ankle , foot (prosody) , edema , allodynia , pelvis , surgery , obstetrics , hyperalgesia , philosophy , genetics , receptor , biology , nociception , linguistics
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a condition which develops after a painful incident and characterized by allodynia/hyperalgesia, edema, skin anomalies and anomaly in blood flow and abnormal sudomotor activities independent of the precipitating incident. It is a rare condition in pregnancy and difficult to distinguish from pelvis and lower extremity pains which are inherent in pregnancy. Hips are typically involved, symmetrical involvement of feet and ankles are rarely reported; has a benign course however it is important to diagnose and treat due to fracture risk. Herein, we have presented a 28-year-old patient who came to us in week 32 of her pregnancy and gave birth in week 36 and diagnosed CRPS with bilateral involvement of foot and ankle.

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