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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Tree Number(s)
C10.177.195.800
C10.668.829.250.800
Unique ID
D012019
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012019
Scope Note
A syndrome characterized by severe burning pain in an extremity accompanied by sudomotor, vasomotor, and trophic changes in bone without an associated specific nerve injury. This condition is most often precipitated by trauma to soft tissue or nerve complexes. The skin over the affected region is usually erythematous and demonstrates hypersensitivity to tactile stimuli and erythema. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1360; Pain 1995 Oct;63(1):127-33)
Entry Term(s)
Algodystrophic Syndrome
Algodystrophy
CRPS Type I
Cervical Sympathetic Dystrophy
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I
Pain Syndrome Type I, Complex Regional
Pain Syndrome Type I, Regional, Complex
RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
Sudek Atrophy
Sudek's Atrophy
Sympathetic Reflex Dystrophia
Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
NLM Classification #
WL 600
Public MeSH Note
1965; HAND-SHOULDER SYNDROME was see REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY 1992-95; SHOULDER-HAND SYNDROME & SUDECK'S ATROPHY were headings 1963-95; OSTEOPOROSIS, POST-TRAUMATIC was see SUDECK'S ATROPHY 1992-95
Online Note
use REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY to search HAND-SHOULDER SYNDROME 1992-95
History Note
1965; HAND-SHOULDER SYNDROME was see REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY 1992-95; SHOULDER-HAND SYNDROME & SUDECK'S ATROPHY were headings 1963-95; OSTEOPOROSIS, POST-TRAUMATIC was see SUDECK'S ATROPHY 1992-95
Date Introduced
1965/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
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